ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63051
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 February 1964 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Bill Bower |
| Registration: | ZK-BRB |
| MSN: | DHNZ139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | New Plymouth Airport, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, New Zealand (NZNP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.139; Built by DH New Zealand at Rongotai, Wellington. Taken on charge as NZ1459 at Unit 39, Rongotai, Wellington 1.6.43. To 3 EFTS, Harewood [6.43-8.44]. Withdrawn to storage 8.44. To Initial Training School, Taieri 11.52. Heavy landing at Taieri 4.3.53. Repaired and returned to service Heavy landing at Taieri 16.2.54. Repaired And returned to serviceo CFS, Wigram 1954.
Declared surplus by Government Stores Board SR66/56 on 28.6.56; sold by tender number 6412 to New Plymouth Aero Club for £403. New Zealand civil registered as ZK-BRB 21.9.56 to New Plymouth Aero Club, New Plymouth. Converted to single-seater - initially registered and painted as ZK-BRD; registration amended 24.7.57 (when it was discovered that the registration had already been allocated to a Vickers Viscount). Reflown after conversion 5.10.57. Used briefly in 1957-58 for aerial spraying by Bill Bower. Badly damaged on landing while crop-spraying Mangamingi, Taranaki, 22.1.58; pilot E Nowell
Badly damaged on landing 10.1.59 while crop-spraying at Badly damaged on landing while crop-spraying; Pilot J E McLeod.
Rebuilt 1959 as 2-seater with parts from ZK-AOL. Badly damaged when crashed 19.2.64 at New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, New Zealand (NZNP); pilot Richard Tatham rebuilt as glider tug.
Re-registered 20.12.64 to I H Finlayson, Frankton Junction. To Napier Aero Club 1965. Regd 17.7.68 to G C Sisterton, Waihi. Re-registered 14.8.69 to A R Fletcher, Tauranga. Re-registered 11.2.71 to Ian Bennie, Matamata. Re-registered 22.4.71 to K G Bartlett, Auckland. Re-registerd 1.6.71 to K L Simich, Auckland. Re-registered 14.3.72 to R G Johnson, Auckland; stored [1972-78]. Damaged in heavy landing Hobsonville 15.10.83; repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 6.9.84 to D J McMillan, Mosgiel. Re-registered 28.1.85 to Alpine Helicopters Ltd (Tim Wallis), Queenstown; operated by Tim Wallis/Alpine Fighter Collection, Wanaka.
Re-registered 16.5.88 to Alpine Deer Group Ltd, Wanaka (painted as NZ1459). To store 1998 at Wanaka. Sold 2009 and re-registered 1.3.10 to Dr Graham J Levitt, Cherrybrook, Victoria, Australia and flown 22.3.2010 from Wanaka to Mandeville for overhaul by Croydon Aircraft Co. Still stored [10.2011]; Australian civil registration VH-AAC reportedly reserved. Currently registered (stil in NZ civil markings as ZK-BRB).
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/97498
3. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/code-number/NZ1459?f=&sort=date_taken_formatted&order=asc
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
6. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/11007/rnzaf-tiger-moths?page=2
7. http://avstop.com/history/worldwariiaircraft/6/1.htm
8. Tiger Moth ZK-BRB on 26.3.66: https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000083723.html
9. https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/nz/BRB
10. Tiger Moth ZK-BRB at Wanaka, April 20th, 1998: http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/pages/afctig2.html
11. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKBRZ.htm
12. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Plymouth_Airport#History
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 January 1958 | ZK-BRB | Bill Bower | 0 | Mangamingi, Taranaki | |
sub |
| 15 October 1983 | ZK-BRB | Private | 0 | Hobsonville AFB, Auckland | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 03-Dec-2021 19:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Jan-2022 04:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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