ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64592
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 October 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Simmonds Spartan |
| Owner/operator: | W.R Willmott |
| Registration: | ZK-ABN |
| MSN: | 42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pleasant Point, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Pleasant Point, near Timaru. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Simonds Spartan c/no. 42: C of A 2325 issued 16.11.29 to Canadian Knight Whippet Co. Registered ZK-ABN 14.3.30. Rebuilt as a 3-seater with cabin top. Named “Southern Cross Kitten” in 1931 - but probably 1.33 with NZ Airways, when used to accompany VH-USU on its visit to NZ.
Registered [C of R 75] [in 1934] to NZ Airways Ltd, Timaru; fleet no.2. Sold To J.H. Dobson, Hinds. Sold to W.R. Willmott
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31.10.39: Pilot Mr W R Willmott. The weather was breezy and gusty and the pilot was having difficulty in landing. On the third attempt at a touchdown on a 12-acre paddock at Pleasant Point the plane's right wings came into contact with a telephone wire causing the aircraft to swing into a pole and roll over. Mr Willmott suffered dental and facial injuries and was admitted to hospital.
Sources:
1. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?86666-Simmond-Spartan-questions&p=1336000
2. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19391101.2.34&e=-------10--1----2--
3. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/airfields/nz.html
4. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 03-Jun-2009 21:39 | angels one five | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2013 10:11 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Damage] |
| 27-Jan-2014 00:05 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2014 00:23 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Jan-2015 01:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2015 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Jan-2022 07:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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