Auckland - Auckland

On December 22, 1930 at 07:00 PM, Auckland - Auckland experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Auckland Aero Club, with the event recorded near Auckland Auckland Council.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot was performing a local solo training flight out from Auckland Airport. While flying at a height of 2,500 feet, he lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion. The pilot Cyril Olsen was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZK-AAE, MSN 928, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -36.7229°, 174.7083°.