NZ522 — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

October 4, 1941Accident
While performing a training flight at a height of 2,000 feet, the crew lost control of the aircraft that dove and crashed into the sea, few hundred yards off shore. Both occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): According to the RNZAF, the crew was performing a training flight with another DH.60.
De Havilland DH.60 Moth · 2 fatalities
According to the RNZAF, the crew was performing a training flight with another DH.60. Both crews were testing a machine gun and it is possible that the crew of NZ522 was shot by mistake. Full accident record