ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63480
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| Date: | Thursday 11 September 1958 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Fieldair Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-ASQ |
| MSN: | 83390/DHNZ42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ormondville, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ormondville, North Tararua Ward, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83390; Fuselage built at Cowley and shipped to New Zealand. To DH New Zealand unassembled & without engine.Remainder of aircraft constructed at Rongotai from local materials Assembled as DHNZ.42 and taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ792 at Unit 18 Rongotai, Wellington 3.1.41. To 3 EFTS Harewood [1943-44]. To RNZAF Taieri [1945] for long-term stroage pedning disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 23.1.47 to W McRae. NZ civil registered as ZK-ASQ 16.9.48 to Hauraki Aero Club. Sold on - at a cost of £525 - and converted for agricultural (top dressing/crop sraying) operations. Re-registered to Gisborne Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd, Gisborne 6.8.49. Re-registered (on name change on owners) 12.51 to Fieldair Ltd, Gisborne. Badly damaged at Rere 17.2.53; rebuilt using fuselage from Tiger Moth ZK-ATG. Badly damaged when hit fence on landing Rotohiwi 20.5.56; repaired and returned to service.
Badly damaged on landing Ormondville, North Tararua Ward, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand 11.9.58; pilot J R T Hill. Ormondville is a locality in the Manawatū Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located inland, south of Waipukurau and west of Flemington, Hawke's Bay.
Reconverted back to standard (2-seater) configuration during repairs, and re-registered 25.10.60 to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club. Withdrawn from use at Masterton in 1961 and registration ZK-ASQ cancelled 3.3.62 as reduced to spares.
Sources:
1 http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p833.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
4. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
6. Tiger Moth ZK-ASQ at Palmerston North September 1948: https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/8f80ee12-2234-406f-b456-21f25429201d
7. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113619
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormondville
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 May 1956 | ZK-ASQ | Fieldair Ltd | 0 | Rotohiwi, Hawke's Bay | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 29-Nov-2021 16:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Nov-2021 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Nov-2021 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2021 02:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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