ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64071
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| Date: | Monday 16 March 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Enterprises Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AUS |
| MSN: | DHA53 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aukopae, King Country -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Taumarunui, King Country, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth MSN DHA.53 (Gipsy Major #86203); built by DH Australia at Ban kstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RAAF as A17-56 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 7.8.40. To 6 EFTS Tamworth 16.8.40 (or 16.9.40). To 5 EFTS Narromine 15.4.42. To DH Australia at Mascot, Sydney, NSW 8.6.42 for overhaul; to 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 6.8.42 upon completion of work. To 1 AOS 24.8.42. To 11 EFTS Benalla 1.12.42.
Collided on landing with Tiger Moth A17-313 Benalla 27.1.43; aircraft sustained moderate damage, and was repaired and returned to service. To Benalla storage reserve 7.5.45; to Care & Maintenance Unit Benalla 1.3.46; put up 'for sale' 7.6.46.
Sold 2.6.47 to F.W. O’Brien, Ballarat, Victoria for £110; issued 25.7.47. Australian civil registered as VH-BIR (C of R 1376) 13.8.47 to Francis W O'Brien, Ballarat, Victoria. Re-registered 28.6.50 to Claude D Elder, Essendon, Victoria. Registration VH-BIR cancelled 28.2.51 as 'sold to New Zealand'.
Registered in New Zealand as ZK-AUS 30.8.50 to Aviation Enterprises Ltd, Rukuhia/Taumarunui; (shipped to NZ via the s.s "Tulse Hill", arrived Wellington 2.10.50). C of A issued 24.11.50.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed following stall turn at Aukopae, Manawatu-Wanganui, 25km West of Taumarunui, King Country, New Zealand 16.3.53 while topdressing/crop spraying; Pilot D A Williams slightly injured.
Registration ZK-AUS cancelled 9.3.54 due to the above accident.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus0.html
3. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/11928-vh-bir-1
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
7. https://www.citipedia.info/city/general/New+Zealand__Manawatu-Wanganui_Aukopae_id_2193726
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 14-Jul-2009 18:26 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Feb-2016 06:50 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 02-Feb-2017 20:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2017 20:47 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Oct-2021 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Oct-2021 23:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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