ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65377
Last updated: 5 October 2020
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| Date: | 31-MAR-1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Homebuilt monoplane |
| Owner/operator: | Mr Robin Chrystall |
| Registration: | Unreg |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Manawatu Heads, Foxton Beach -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
A homebuilt plane crashed from a reported height of 200 feet near the mouth of the Manawatu River at Foxton, after taking off on a flight back to Foxton.
The plane's owner and pilot, Robin Chrystall of Foxton, was seriously injured in the crash.
The aircraft design was based primarily on a Heath Parasol
Sources:
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19320401.2.25.6&srpos=1&e=-------10--1----0Robin+Chrystall--
www.rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/26094/homebuilt-aeroplane
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2009 21:57 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Jun-2009 02:20 | XLerate | Updated |
| 01-Jan-2012 16:47 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2016 01:00 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2020 01:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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