ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64073
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| Date: | Saturday 14 March 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ASU |
| MSN: | 83081/DHNZ.23 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Awhitu Peninsula, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (NZHS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83081; Fuselage built at DH Hatfield, and shipped to DH New Zealand unassembled & without engine. Assembled at Rongotai from local materials as DHNZ.23 and taken on charge by RNZAF as NZ773 at Rongotai 11.10.40. To 21 Communications Squadron. To 3 EFTS Harewood [1943-44]. To Taieri in 1945 for storage pending disposal.
Sold/free issue 23.8.48 to Hawkes Bay Aero Club. Regd ZK-ASU 13.12.48 to Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club, Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Orua Beach, Orua Bay, Manukau Harbour, Āwhitu Peninsula, near Auckland 14.3.53; Pilot D Lock. Cancelled from register on 10.8.54 'due to accident'.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p830.html
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
6. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh-82a-tiger-moth-nz730-to-nz798-1939-to-1956
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
8. ZK-ASU (ex-NZ773) at Mangere: https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113619 [photo]
9. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56484-zk-asu-1
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80whitu_Peninsula
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manukau_Harbour
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 13-Jul-2009 15:43 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Feb-2016 06:47 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Location] |
| 12-May-2018 05:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Oct-2021 01:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Oct-2021 22:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 21-Jan-2022 21:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 12-Feb-2022 23:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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