Incident Morane-Saulnier MS.880B Rallye ZK-CGY, Sunday 21 June 1964
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Date:Sunday 21 June 1964
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Type:Silhouette image of generic RALL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Morane-Saulnier MS.880B Rallye
Owner/operator:Northern Wairoa Aero Club
Registration: ZK-CGY
MSN: 5349
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Maungakaramea, Northland -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Dargaville (DGR/NZDA)
Destination airport:Maungakaramea, Northland, NZ
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Rallye Club c/n 5349 became ZK-CGY with Seabrook Fowlds on 21.5.1964 (first registration date). This aircraft went to the Northern Wairoa Aero Club at Dargaville, presumably as a replacement for ZK-CDC. Substantially damaged in an accident at Maungakaramea, NZ 21.6.1964: pilot A J C Nowell

Later repaired and returned to service. In June 1970, ownership was transferred to Argo Finance Ltd., Auckland who hired it to G Roberts, Frankton. R A Cotton, Te Awamutu, took ownership on 15.8.1973, and passed it on to R J Ormond, Culverden from 12.7.1976. The final owner of ZK-CGY was M H McLeod of Raumati South from 19.12.1989.

This Rallye was damaged in a storm at Paraparaumu 31.1.1991 and was written off, with the registration being cancelled on 30.1.1992.

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/18137/morane-saulnier-rallye?page=3
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/rallye.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

13 January 1965 ZK-CGY Northern Wairoa Aero Club Ruawai, Northland unk
9 January 1971 ZK-CGY Argo Finance Ltd 0 Pukekohe, Auckland sub
1 February 1975 ZK-CGY R A Cotton 0 Te Rore, Waikato unk
8 August 1980 ZK-CGY R J Ormond Pukeiti, Taranaki unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
04-Sep-2014 17:11 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
04-Sep-2014 17:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ]
01-Feb-2022 05:55 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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