ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63363
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| Date: | Sunday 31 July 1960 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington & Wairarapa Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ATI |
| MSN: | 89201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Hood Aerodrome, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand (MRO/MZNS) |
| Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand (MRO/MZNS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82901: Ex RAF stocks, previously R5006. Built at Hatfield and assembled in NZ. Shipped to New Zealand on "SS Rangitane" and BOC Unit 18 Rongotai 2.8.40 as NZ899. With No.3 EFTS, Harewood 1942. With No.2 EFTS, Ashburton 1944.
Issued free to Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero Club from Taieri on 4.5.49 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-ATI on 20.6.49. To Air Contracts Ltd, Masterton on 23.2.50. To W. Bower and Co Ltd, Palmerston North on 19.7.56. To Aviation Sales and Service on 20.6.58. To B.R.A. McKay, Eketahuna on 2.7.58. To A D Kane & A K & D G Wood 11.3.59; operated by Masterton Gliding Club, Masterton
ZK-ATI was an agricultural conversion of the DH82a and was being operated as a glider tug by the Wellington and Wairarapa Gliding Club. On the afternoon of 31.7.60 it ran out of fuel as it made a low run down the runway in order to drop the tow rope prior to landing. The Tiger Moth came down just south of the aerodrome boundary near Hood Aerodrome, Solway, 1 mile South of Masterton, Wellington, with substantial damage to its undercarriage, lower wings, engine mount, cowls and propeller. Pilot E Dunce
Repaired and returned to serfvice; re-registered 5.11.61 to Wellington & Wairarapa Gliding Club. Re-registered to Wellington Aero Club, Rongotai. Re-registered 21.6.67 to R Ellwood, Trentham. Re-registered 7.12.67 to P C Shand, Christchurch. Damaged Landsborough Valley 13.2.68.
Repair and returned to service; re-registered 19.8.68 to B L Drake & J L Muir, Cromwell. Re-registered 7.5.70 to B L & M N Drake, Christchurch. Re-registered 14.1.71 to K L Simich, Auckland. Re-registered 26.3.74 to A R Fahey & J H Sager, Auckland. Re-registered 3.12.75 to A R Fahey, Bombay, South Auckland.
Sold as parts 16.3.76 to Wally Buch, San Mateo, CA. Registration ZK-ATI cancelled 9.4.76 as 'sold to USA'. Bill of Sale dated 20.5.76 and re-registered in the USA as N27WB 26.5.76 to Walter K Buch, Cupertino, CA. C of A issued 3.6.76. Sold 29.7.81 to David Geddes & Francis Kelly, UK.
US Registratrion N27WB cancelled 12.8.81 as 'Exported to United Kingdom'. Re-registered in UK as G-ALIW 17.8.81 to David Ian Malcolm Geddes & Francis Russell (Frank) Curry, Twickenham, Middlesex & Twyford, Berkshire (aircraft based at Booker, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire; later White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire).Aircraft delivered to Walkeridge Farm 4.9.81. C ofA issued 15.1.82. Moved to Little Bredy, Dorchester strip (2001). Damaged when undercarriage collapsed on landing Little Bredy, Dorechester 15.2.2005.
Re-registered 4.1.2006 to Francis Russell Curry, St Helier, Jersey (aircraft based at White Waltham; later Sywell, Northamptonshire). C of A replaced by Permit to Fly 15.1.2014.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2, https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=38203
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p829.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
6. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-851-to-nz900-1939-to-1956-part-4
7. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
8. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZZZ/ZK-ATI.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_Aerodrome
10. https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27WB
11. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALIW.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 February 1968 | ZK-ATI | P C Shand | 0 | Landsborough Valley, West Coast | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 27-May-2009 03:43 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Mar-2010 18:32 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2021 01:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Jan-2022 05:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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