ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64120
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Date: | Friday 23 January 1959 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Miles M.11A Whitney Straight |
Owner/operator: | H. Edwards |
Registration: | ZK-AJZ |
MSN: | 323 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Maramarua, Waikato -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Hastings, New Zealand |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Imported into New Zealand in 1937. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-AFG with H. Edwards but loaned to Wellington Aero Club.
Impressed into RNZAF with Unit 18 Rongotai for a cost of £900 pounds on 12 October 1939 as NZ579.
Sold to H. Edwards from No.42 Squadron in 1946. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-AJZ. Sold to Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club.
Damaged on 23 January 1959 at Maramanua, and stored at Hastings until 8 October 1959 when it was withdrawn from use. Fuselage sold to P. Locksley, Auckland and transported to Dairy Flat on 18 August 1965.
No reports of air accident around this time period, no Coroners inquests and no deaths for EDWARDS
Sources:
1.
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333 2.
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzwhitneystraight.htm 3.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html 4. Christine Clement - NZ research
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
6 April 1953 |
ZK-AJZ |
Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
|
Hastings, Hawke's Bay |
|
sub |
15 January 1959 |
ZK-AJZ |
Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
|
Hastings, Hawke's Bay |
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w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2009 12:58 |
XLerate |
Added |
10-Jul-2009 19:44 |
angels one five |
Updated |
20-Feb-2016 01:54 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location] |
29-Jan-2018 20:24 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
22-Jan-2022 03:13 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
15-Feb-2022 02:50 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
15-Aug-2023 05:50 |
sooty59 |
Updated [[Location]] |
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