ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63718
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| Date: | Monday 21 May 1956 |
| 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: | Rotohiwi, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Rotohiwi, Central Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's Bay | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth MSN 83390: Fuselage built at Cowley and shipped 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 RNZAF as NZ792 at Rongotai 3.1.41. To 3 EFTS Harewood [43-44]. To Taieri [1945] for long-term storage pending disposal.
Sold 23.1.47 to W McRae. Regd ZK-ASQ 16.9.48 to Hauraki Aero Club. Regd 6.8.49 to Gisborne Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd, Gisborne. (Purchase price £525). Converted for agricultural (topdressing/crop spraying) operations. Re-registered (on name change) 12.51 to Fieldair Ltd, Gisborne. Badly damaged at Rere 17.2.53; rebuilt using fuselage from Tiger Moth ZK-ATG [MSN DHNZ.146, ex-NZ1466]
Badly damaged when hit fence on landing Rotohiwi, Hawke's Bay 21.5.56; Pilot A. Shaw. Repaired and returned to service. [Rotohiwi is a farmstead and is located in Central Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand at approximate coordinates: -40°9'29.7"South, 176°25'48.74"East]
Badly damaged on landing Ormondville 11.9.58. Re-registered 25.10.60 to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club. Withdrawn from use at Masterton - some published sources state "broken up for spares in 1961" - and registration cancelled 3.3.62
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p833.html
4. Tiger Moth ZK-ASQ, Palmerston North September 1948: https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/8f80ee12-2234-406f-b456-21f25429201d
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
7. https://nz.geoview.info/rotohiwi,6246096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 September 1958 | ZK-ASQ | Fieldair Ltd | 0 | Ormondville, Hawke's Bay | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Feb-2016 08:52 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2021 15:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 31-Oct-2021 15:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, Category] |
| 31-Oct-2021 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2021 20:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Oct-2021 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 06:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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