ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64098
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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ASE |
| MSN: | 82342 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Otamauri, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (NZHS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 82342 (Gipsy Major #82081); Built by de Havilland at Hatfield to Contract No.778402/38. Taken on charge by the RAF as N9247 at 27 MU RAF Shawbury, Shropshire 21.9.39. To 36 MU RAF Sealand, Flintshire 15.1.40 for packing and crating for overseas shipment
Shipped to New Zealand on the s.s "Somerset" 15.2.40. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ870 at Rongotai 18.5.40. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [11.40-4.44]. Flipped upside down on landing at Taieri on 24.2.41 while being flown by LAC Donaldson. Repaired and returned to service. To Wigram for long-term storage pending disposal [1945].
Struck off charge when sold 16.10.48 to Middle Districts Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-ASE 24.6.48 to Middle Districts Aero Club, Palmerston North. C of A issued 18.1.50. Re-registered 15.3.50 to Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club, Hastings. Badly damaged in crash one mile East of Hastings 20.8.50; repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed during low aerobatics Otamauri, near Hastings, Hastings District, Hawkes Bay; Pilot W Johnson.
Registration ZK-ASE cancelled 10.8.54 due to this 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/p823.html
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
6. https://nz.geoview.info/otamauri,2185335
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 10-Jul-2009 20:08 | angels one five | Updated |
| 26-May-2014 07:51 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 03-Oct-2021 19:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 21-Jan-2022 21:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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