ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64553
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 August 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Mr A.J.McIntosh |
| Registration: | ZK-AJW |
| MSN: | 2046 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Waitaki River, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Invercargill NZNV |
| Christchurch NZCH | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ex-ZK-ABG and RNZAF service as NZ594. Pilot A. McIntosh. Ditched or crashed in the sea south of the Waitaki River mouth, in fog. The pilot's body was found, along with some wreckage from the aircraft, on the 1st of September 1948 washed up on the shore near Oamaru.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://web.archive.org/web/20170923044016/http://www.warbirdsite.com:80/missing.html
http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh80.htm
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p020.htm
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_ZK-.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 26-Jun-2009 02:32 | angels one five | Updated |
| 07-Jul-2010 02:04 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2011 03:24 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2012 02:54 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2013 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2021 01:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Jan-2022 08:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Feb-2022 20:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Nov-2023 10:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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