ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64172
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| Date: | Sunday 9 March 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AJX |
| MSN: | 94071 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mokau River, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mokau River Airstrip, King Country Taranaki | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
c/no. 94071 (Gipsy Minor #20078): To Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd, New Zealand without C of A. Registration ZK-AHN reserved but not taken up. Impressed in military service as NZ592 17.4.40 at Unit 18, RNZAF Rongotai. To 2 FTS RNZAF Woodbourne 5.40. Struck off charge when sold from 42 Squadron 30.4.46 to de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd.
Registered as ZK-AJX 9.5.46 to Auckland Aero Club [as a coupe]. Re-registered 21.11.49 to Central Hawkes Bay Aero Club, Waipukurau. Re-registered 26.6.51 (or 7.6.51) to F.E. Wright, Mangakino.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when hit telephone wires and crashed on sandbank in Mokau River, North Taranaki Bight, Waikato, North Island 9.3.52. Registration cancelled 25.7.56.
To Colin F Smith & B Barber & on rebuild by Croydon Aircraft Co, Mandeville, near Gore [by 1998; nearing completion 1.2019].
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh94.htm
3. http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/minor.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p940.html
6. http://www.experiencemandeville.com/
7. http://www.experiencemandeville.com/museum/
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH94.pdf
9. https://aeropedia.com.au/content/de-havilland-dh-94-moth-minor/
10. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokau_River
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Taranaki_Bight
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-Dec-2016 21:23 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2018 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 04:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2022 09:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Feb-2022 15:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2022 23:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Nov-2022 23:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Dec-2023 22:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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