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Crash of a Simmonds Spartan in Pleasant Point

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-ABN
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
42
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
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.