ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168362
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| Date: | Thursday 13 September 1962 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | South Otago Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BLI |
| MSN: | DHNZ128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Balclutha Aerodrome, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Balclutha Aerodrome, Balclutha, South Otago, South Island |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.128: Taken on charge as NZ1448 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 10.10.42. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [3.44-4.44].
Declared surplus by Government Stores Board on SR17/55 dated 22.5.55 and sold by tender number 5968 for £505 to Hawera Aero Club. Struck off charge 7.7.55. Registered ZK-BLI 6.7.55 to Brian L Haybittle, (CFI of Hawera A/C), Hawera. Re-registered 24.9.56 to South Otago Aero Club, Balclutha. Badly damaged on landing Balclutha 22.11.57; repaired and returned to service.
Badly damaged 13.9.62 when crashed on take off at Balclutha Aerodrome, Balclutha, South Otago, South Island; pilot O D Hughes.
Re-registered 4.4.63 to AJ Padgett, t/a Rexair Flying School, Dunedin; named "Captain Bli". Re-registered 28.8.79 to D J MacMillan, Dunedin. Re-registered 31.8.84 to I H Atkinson, Hanmer Springs. Re-registered 20.12.85 to Peter H Elworthy (Sir Peter with effect from 11.6.88 - he was Knighted in the 1988 Queens Birthday Honours List), Timaru (based Craigmore). Badly damaged when overturned on landing near Waimate 30.1.88; repaired and returned to service. Took part in the Millenium Vintage Air Rally from North Cape to Bluff between 9.2.2000 and 18.2.2000.
Painted in RNZAF c/s as NZ1448 “48” (2.2000). (Sir Peter died 11.1.2004). Re-registered 14.3.2005 to Tiger BLI Syndicate, Manukau. Currently registered and airworthy
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Elworthy
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
7. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balclutha_Aerodrome
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 1957 | ZK-BLI | South Otago Aero Club | 0 | Balclutha Aerodrome, Otago | |
sub |
| 30 January 1988 | ZK-BLI | Peter Herbert Elworthy | 0 | Near Waimate, Canterbury | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2021 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jan-2022 22:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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