Crash of a Simmonds Spartan in Pleasant Point
Date & Time:
Oct 31, 1939
Registration:
ZK-ABN
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
42
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing on a private area, the single engine aircraft was caught by gusty winds. The right wing hit telephone wires and the aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest upside down. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.