’PLANE CAPSIZES WHEN LANDING.
LAND NOT SUFFICIENT BECAUSE TIDE WAS IN Per Press Association. KAWIIIA, January 2. The Dcsoutter monoplane Aorangi, owned by the Waikato Aviation Co., in .charge of Pilot Blackmore, came to grief when landing at Kawhia this morning. The landing ground is situated on a sand bank in the middle of the harbour, but as the tide was full in, only a small portion was exposed. The pilot reconnoitred a good deal before attempting to land, finally securing the full length of the available runway, but the distance was totally insufficient, and the ’plane was soon enveloped in spray, water and sand and heading at high speed for the water’s edge. Just as a plunge into the tide was imminent, softer sand was encountered, into which the ’plane nose-dived, turning completely over and coming to a standstill partly submerged at the water’s edge. The pilot and two passengers were not injured.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19267, 2 January 1931, Page 7
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154’PLANE CAPSIZES WHEN LANDING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 19267, 2 January 1931, Page 7
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