ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63970
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| Date: | Thursday 27 May 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | DH Turnbull, t/a Wings Fertilizer |
| Registration: | ZK-ATJ |
| MSN: | DHNZ138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tutira, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Napier (Hawke's Bay) Airport, Napier, New Zealand (NPE/NZNR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.138; Toc as NZ1458 at Rongotai 17.5.43. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [3.44-4.44].
Struck off charge when sold 17.5.47 (free issue) to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-ATJ 20.6.49 to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club. C of A issued 10.11.49. Converted for topdressing/crop spraying operations. Delivered 11.50 and re-registered 9.1.51 to Wings Fertilizer Ltd, Napier. Re-registered to D.H. Turnbull, t/a Wings Fertilizer, Hawkes Bay.
Written off (damage3d beyond repair) when crashed topdressing near Tutira, 33 miles North of Napier 27.5.54. Pilot R. Turnbull. Registration ZK-ATJ cancelled 30.6.54. Fuselage extant on scrap heap Hastings [as at 4.1.59]
Tutira is a village to the north of Napier and is part of the Hawke's Bay Region in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
4. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
5. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
6. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30651562?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Tiger+Moth+%28Training+plane%29&search%5Bpath%5D=photos
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutira
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 05-Jun-2009 21:53 | angels one five | Updated |
| 02-Mar-2015 07:26 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2021 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jan-2022 06:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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