ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195373
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| Date: | Sunday 14 May 2017 |
| Time: | 07:30 UTC |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Susan Prinsloo |
| Registration: | ZS-BGL |
| MSN: | 84221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rand Airport, Johannesburg, Germiston, Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg/Germiston-Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM) |
| Johannesburg/Germiston-Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84221; Taken on charge by the RAF as T7852, and shipped direct to South Africa 28.2.41. Taken on charge by the SAAF as '571'. Sold 31.10.46. South African civil registered as ZS-BGL (by 1.54); to Southern Aviation (Pty), Port Elizabeth (also quoted fuselage no.’DH2298’). C of A lapsed 25.6.54. Registration ZS-BGL cancelled 3.2.58. Registration restored 22.2.62 to same owner. Sold 9.64 to Angus R Walker, Durban. Sold 8.65 to NAC. Regd (1968) to Flying Tiger Syndicate, Durban. Registration cancelled 12.69. To Baragwanath 1970 for rebuild and registered 13.4.71 to Scully Levin, Baragwanath; rebuilt by Strecker Bros. Flown in film Die Sergent en die Tiger Moth. Registered (1975) to AP (Tony) Keyter, BC Keyter & R Borchers, Edenvale.
Spun in and crashed Hekpoort, Transvaal 17.10.76; owner Lt Ralph ‘Bunty’ Borchers injured. Registration cancelled 4.4.77. Re-registered 2.5.84 to AP (Tony) & Barry C Keyter & Partners, Springs; rebuilt and reflown 2.85; named “Bertie”. Registered 25.8.99 to Flying Wires CC. Rebuilt 2000. For sale early 2013 by Dion Raath. Sold 2.2017 to Susan Prinsloo.
Crashed following engine failure on take-off Rand Airport, Johannesburg, Germiston, Gauteng 14.5.17; On take off for a scenic flight the aircraft suffered a loss of power after take off, crash landed on cross runway. No injuries to pilot or passenger.
Rebuilt (2017-18) and now based at Benoni/Brakpan. Currently registered.
Sources:
1. Eye Witnesses
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p842.html
4. http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
5. http://www.caa.co.za/Pages/Accidents%20and%20Incidents/Aircraft-accident-reports.aspx
6. https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=60051
7. https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/african-pilot/20211101/284979677982382
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 2022 | ZS-BGL | private | 0 | Brakpan-Benoni Airport, Airport Road, Brakpan | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2017 06:52 | Anon. | Added |
| 15-May-2017 06:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
| 15-May-2017 08:39 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 10-Feb-2022 23:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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