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| Date: | Wednesday 30 December 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-83 Fox Moth |
| Owner/operator: | A.J. Bradshaw t/a Southland Airways |
| Registration: | ZK-ADC |
| MSN: | 4025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Big Bay, Southland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Invercargill |
| Big Bay Airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
To Southland Aero Club, New Zealand with C of A 3631 issued 2.11.32; shipped per SS
Pakeha; arrived New Zealand 11.1.33. Registered ZK-ADC 27.1.33 to Southland Aero Club, Invercargill. First flown after erection 14.1.33. Leased 10.12.36 to A.J. Bradshaw t/a Southland Airways.
Crashed into surf on landing at Big Bay, Fiordland, West Coast 30.12.36.
Pilot Captain A.J.Bradshaw and Sister C. Buckingham, George Ross and W.E.Hunt, passengers, survived with injuries.
Passenger Sutton Jones (21) died in the accident.
R.I.P.
Registration cancelled 31.1.37.
Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh83.pdf
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_ZK-.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Dec-2011 18:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Dec-2011 18:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2011 02:38 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2021 20:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 08:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Feb-2022 09:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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