Date:	Friday 24 January 1947
Time:	day
Type:	Percival P.34 Proctor III
Owner/operator:	Ministry of Works
Registration:	ZK-AHV
MSN:	H.34
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Grebe Valley, near Lake Monowai, Southland -   New Zealand
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Wellington, New Zealand
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
ZK-AHV Percival P.34 Proctor III (C/no H.43): Ex RAF R7538. Shipped to NZ aboard 'Empire Grace', arrived 21.12.44, assembled by RNZAF, Hobsonville 1.45; Public Works Department (Civil Aviation Branch); Registered in New Zealand 29.1.45

Written off (destroyed) when crashed in the Glebe Valley, near Lake Monowai, Southland, on supply dropping sortie. Owen Anderson (pilot) & Peter Symonds (passenger) killed. RIP.

Cancelled 28.4.47.

1. J Geelen (1983) The Topdressers, NZ Aviation Press
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1983.pdf p.8
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
4. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30665017 [Percival Proctor single prop plane ZK-AHV operated by PWD Aerodrome Services at Rongotai Airport, Wellington]
5. https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-southland-times/20170824/281754154445016
6. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZAM/ZK-AHV.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grebe_River
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Monowai

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
29-Jun-2009 01:34	angels one five	Added
05-May-2013 23:54	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
06-May-2013 02:14	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
13-Jan-2014 11:02	TB	Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]
08-Aug-2014 06:06	flyernzl	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative]
26-May-2018 22:48	Ron Averes	Updated [Operator, Source]
26-May-2018 22:50	Ron Averes	Updated [Operator]
12-Jul-2019 15:51	A.J.Scholten	Updated [Cn, Source]
28-Mar-2021 20:32	angels one five	Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
12-Feb-2022 03:32	Ron Averes	Updated [[Time, Phase, Nature, Narrative]]
12-Feb-2022 03:34	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
18-Feb-2022 09:30	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]