ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64435
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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Rotorua & Bay of Plenty Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-APD |
| MSN: | DHNZ176 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whakarewarewa State Forest, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Whakarewarewa Aerodrome, Rotorua, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth; Built by DeHavilland New Zealand with MSN DHNZ.176. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1496 at Rongotai 5.2.45. To Shelly Bay for storage pending disposal in early 1947.
Struck off charge when sold 6.6.47 to Bay of Plenty Aero Club. Regd ZK-APD 20.5.47 to Rotorua & Bay of Plenty Aero Club. Damaged in heavy landing Whakarewarewa Aerodrome, Rotorua, New Zealand, 4.1.49; repaired and returned to service. Damaged when overturned taxying at Whakarewarewa Aerodrome, Rotorua, New Zealand 30.8.49; again, repaired and returned to service. Damaged when overturned on runway Whakarewarewa Aerodrome, Rotorua, New Zealand 10.6.50 after unauthorized removal from hangar; repaired and returned to service for a third time.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun in during aerobatics, struck trees and crashed at Redwoods Forest, Whakarewarewa State Forest, near Rotorua 15.9.50; Pilot and passenger unhurt.
The reported crash location was Redwoods Forest is a forest of naturalised coastal redwood on the outskirts of Rotorua, New Zealand, adjacent to the Whakarewarewa thermal area. The 6 hectares (15 acres) stand of Californian Redwoods is part of the larger Whakarewarewa State Forest at approximate coordinates 38°9′30″S, 176°16′30″E.
Registration ZK-APD cancelled 7.8.51.
Sources:
1. D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113309
6. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz1466-to-nz-1500-1939-to-1956-part-7
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwoods_Forest,_Whakarewarewa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 09-Jul-2009 01:31 | angels one five | Updated |
| 20-Feb-2016 03:35 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2018 07:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2018 01:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2021 19:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Sep-2021 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2021 11:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jan-2022 22:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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