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| Date: | Thursday 12 January 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ABE |
| MSN: | 1448 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Makara Beach, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blenheim Airport, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand |
| Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, Wairarapa (MRO/NZMS) |
c/no. 1448: DH.60M Moth [Gipsy I] sold to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd, New Zealand with C of A 2355 issued 30.12.29. Erected and flown 6.4.30. Registered ZK-ABE [C of R 66] 8.5.30 to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club, Masterton.
Substantially damaged 12.1.39: Forced landing due to bad weather at Makara Beach, Wellington.
Subsequent History:
Repaired and returned to service. Crashed into fence on landing at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, Wairarapa 21.6.39. (see separate entry). Not repaired, sold for spares 28.6.39 to Middle Districts Aero Club. Registration cancelled 17.7.39.
Mākara Beach is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand consisting of a small seaside village and its surrounding countryside. The Wellington City Council regards it as a separate suburb to Mākara.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 3.
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hYmUiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p014.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81kara_Beach
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 1931 | ZK-ABE | Wairarapa Aero Club | 0 | South Beach, Whanganui | |
sub |
| 23 May 1932 | ZK-ABE | Wairarapa Aero Club | 0 | Woodville Racecourse, Woodville, Hawke's Bay | |
min |
| 25 June 1932 | ZK-ABE | Wairarapa Aero Club | 0 | T G Basset Property, Carterton, Wairarapa | |
sub |
| 23 December 1932 | ZK-ABE | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club | 0 | Orongorongo Beach, Wellington 3 | |
sub |
| 30 October 1933 | ZK-ABE | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club | 0 | Hood Aerodrome, Wairarapa | |
sub |
| 21 June 1939 | ZK-ABE | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club | 0 | Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, Wairarapa | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2023 07:59 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 15-Nov-2023 19:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-Dec-2023 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 02-Dec-2023 15:23 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 03-Dec-2023 07:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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