ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63482
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| Date: | Sunday 7 September 1958 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | North Otago Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BSO |
| MSN: | DHNZ113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oamaru Airport, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Oamaru Airport, 20 km north of Oamaru, Hilderthorpe, North Otago (NZOU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.113 Toc as NZ1433 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 22.7.42. To 3 EFTS, Harewood [1943-44].
Declared surplus by Government Stores Board on SR105/56 dated 8.8.55 and sold by tender number 6504. To O G Birss, Balclutha for £260 [last Tiger Moth sold off for civiliansation by the RNZAF]. NZ civil registered as ZK-BSO 6.12.56 to O G Birss, Balclutha. C of A issued 20.12.56. Re-registered 20.11.57 to North Otago Gliding Club, Oamaru, Hilderthorpe, North Otago
Written off (damaged beyond repair); crashed when swung on take-off while glider-towing at Oamaru Airport, 20 km north of Oamaru, Hilderthorpe, North Otago 5.1.59. Registration ZK-BSO cancelled 2.3.59
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oamaru_Airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 January 1959 | ZK-BSO | North Otago Gliding Club | 0 | Omarama Airfield, Canterbury | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 29-Nov-2021 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
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