Crash of a Dornier Do.12A Libelle I off Auckland: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 12, 1929
Registration:
ZK-ABI
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Auckland - Auckland
MSN:
101
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local test flight out of Auckland when the engine misfired on approach. The seaplane stalled and crashed in the Mechanics Bay, off Milford Beach. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Don Harkness, pilot.
Passenger:
Charles Goldsbro.
Crew:
Don Harkness, pilot.
Passenger:
Charles Goldsbro.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.
