Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Blenheim
Date & Time:
Jun 10, 1936
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-AAA
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Blenheim - Blenheim
MSN:
888
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight out from Blenheim Airport. On final approach, the airplane went out of control and crashed. Both pilots, a student and an instructor, evacuated safely.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on approach after the rudder bar connecting rod detached.
