Dominion Airways - New Zealand

Desoutter I/II

The aircraft departed Gisborne at 1245LT bound for Hastings, carrying two passengers, one pilot and several mail bags. While cruising over the area of Wairoa, the pilot drop a mail bag when the aircraft stalled and crashed onto the side of a road. All three occupants were killed. It appears the aircraft stalled while the pilot was trying to gain altitude after dropping the mail bag. Crew: Ivan Louis Kight. Passengers: Walter Findlay, Mr. W.C. Strand.