ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64371
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| Date: | Friday 5 August 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Airspread Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-ALM |
| MSN: | DHNZ91 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Te Puke, Bay of Plenty 2 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Te Puke, Western Bay Of Plenty, North Island |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.91; Taken on charge as NZ841 at Rongotai, Wellington 12.9.41. To 2 EFTS Ashburton [1942-43]. To Whenuapai [1944]. Struck off charge when sold 21.12.46 to Tauranga Aero Club. NZ civil registered ZK-ALM 8.11.46 and issued to Tauranga Aero & Gliding Club, Tauranga.
Badly damaged in heavy landing Rotorua 27.2.49; repaired and returned to service. Overturned on landing Tauranga 10.10.49; repaired andv returned to service. Damaged when struck by taxying Auster J/1 ZK-ALW at Rotorua 23.10.49; repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 11.8.50 to Ronald I Graham, t/a Airspread, Tauranga. Badly damaged when undercarriage collapsed on landing Waitahora 19.1.51; repaired and returned to service.
Re-registered 24.9.52 to Airspread Ltd, Tauranga. Substantially damaged when crashed at Te Puke, Western Bay Of Plenty, North Island 5.8.55: pilot W S Bell.
Re-registered 26.3.63 to Airspray Aviation Ltd, Tauranga. Re-registered 13.6.72 to Tauranga Gliding Club. Re-registered 14.8.74 to D.B. Crispin & B.R. Emerson, Masterton. Re-registered 28.6.77 (solely) to B.R. Emerson, Gisborne. Re-registered 22.3.78 to J.H. Moore, Hamilton. Stalled and crashed on aborted landing Te Kowhai, 24.1.81 and badly damaged.
Re-registered 15.5.84 to J.L. Taylor, Auckland for rebuild. Re-registered 28.6.84 to M.E. Lincoln, Auckland. Re-registered 21.6.85 to King/Ives/Doherty/Newland Syndicate, Auckland; t/a King Tiger Syndicate (based Ardmore). Repainted in RNZAF colours as NZ841. Damaged in forced landing in paddock near Papakura, Auckland 1.7.18 following engine failure. Currently registered.
Sources:
1. J Geelen (1983) The Topdressers, NZ Aviation Press
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=18582
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/minicountryman/11187174756/
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
6. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/code-number/NZ-841
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
8. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
9. http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/pages/anntig3.html
10. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/112760
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 1957 | ZK-ALM | Airspread Ltd | 0 | Waihi, Waikato | |
sub |
| 23 September 1972 | ZK-ALM | Tauranga Gliding Club | 0 | Tauranga Airport, Bay of Plenty 1 | |
sub |
| 24 January 1981 | ZK-ALM | J H Moore | 0 | Te Kowhai Airfield, Waikato | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 03-Oct-2013 21:51 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Jun-2018 00:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 02-Jun-2018 00:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Nature] |
| 07-Oct-2021 00:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Oct-2021 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Nov-2021 02:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 09:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Feb-2022 01:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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