ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63994
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-ARN |
| MSN: | 83383/DHNZ.35 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Taumarunui, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hikumutu, Taumarunui, northeast of Patunga, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83383; Fuselage built by Morris Motors at Cowley, Oxford. To DH New Zealand unassembled & without engine. Assembled by DH NZ at Rongotai as DHNZ.35, and taken on charge by RNZAF as NZ785 at Rongotai 22.11.40. To RNZAF Taieri.
Struck off charge when sold 4.6.48 [as free issue] to Wanganui Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-ARN 2.3.48 to Wanganui Aero Club. Overhauled by Airwork for the club and placed in storage at Christchurch until sold to Airwork by the club who never used it. Re-registered upon resale 16.6.49 to Airwork (NZ) Ltd, Christchurch; loaned to (or hired by) Christchurch Aero Club. Converted for topdressing/aerial spraying operations. Re-registered 14.9.51 to Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd, Palmerston North.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off and destroyed by fire at Hikumutu, Taumarunui, north east of Patunga, New Zealand 12.3.54; pilot A W Anthony. Regstration ZK-ARN cancelled 7.4.54 as 'destroyed/burnt'
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p833.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
7. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh-82a-tiger-moth-nz730-to-nz798-1939-to-1956
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Dec-2013 09:56 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Damage] |
| 11-Oct-2021 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Oct-2021 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2022 20:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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