Akitio - Hastings
Flight / Schedule
Akitio - Hastings
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.60 MothRegistration
ZK-ABM
MSN
1127
Year of Manufacture
1930
Operator
Private New ZealandDate
July 21, 1935 at 09:45 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Wakarara Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Region
Oceania • New Zealand
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On July 21, 1935 at 09:45 AM, Akitio - Hastings experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Private New Zealand, with the event recorded near Wakarara Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot and owner Hamish F. Armstrong was performing a flight from his farm in Akitio to Hastings. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility and the aircraft diverted from the prescribed course to the northwest. While cruising, the single engine aircraft hit a hillside in the forest of Ruahine, near Wakarara. SAR found the debris two weeks later at an altitude of 1,200 metres, some 30 metres from the summit. No trace of the pilot was ever found. Injured, he probably walked away to find rescue but he did not have the appropriate clothes against the low temperature and did not have food as well.
Aircraft reference details include registration ZK-ABM, MSN 1127, year of manufacture 1930.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot and owner Hamish F. Armstrong was performing a flight from his farm in Akitio to Hastings. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility and the aircraft diverted from the prescribed course to the northwest. While cruising, the single engine aircraft hit a hillside in the forest of Ruahine, near Wakarara. SAR found the debris two weeks later at an altitude of 1,200 metres, some 30 metres from the summit. No trace of the pilot was ever found. Injured, he probably walked away to find rescue but he did not have the appropriate clothes against the low temperature and did not have food as well.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Akitio - Hastings
Operator
Private New ZealandFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Oceania • New Zealand
Aircraft Details
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