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| Date: | Thursday 31 March 1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Chrystall homebuilt |
| Owner/operator: | Robin Chrystall |
| Registration: | Unreg |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Foxton Beach, Manawatu 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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 a monoplane 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, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 15:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 26-Jan-2022 08:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2022 04:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 03:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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