ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226758
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| Date: | Monday 19 October 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 1 EFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ713 |
| MSN: | 3789 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Taieri AFB, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (NZTI) |
| RNZAF Taieri, Dunedin, New Zealand (NZTI) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3789 (Gipsy Major #81482) C of A 6470 issued 15.12.38 to The Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd. Registered ZK-AHA (C of R 154) 3.3.39 (or 24.2.39) to Otago Aero Club, Dunedin (based Taieri). Taken on charge by 1 EFTS Taieri 16.10.39 & formally impressed as NZ713 24.10.39 [at a cost of £1,250] Still at 1 EFTS [11.40]. Undercarriage written off by LAC McNamara in heavy landing at Taieri 26.9.41; repaired. With 1 EFTS [10.42]
On 19.10.42, Tiger Moth NZ713 was being operated by No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School when a pupil pilot fell out of the aircraft during a slow roll. There is no fatality recorded in this accident report, so the trainee airman must have saved himself by the use of his parachute. As one would expect the flying instructor in the front seat landed the aircraft safely.
Sold [free issue] 4.9.46 to Marlborough Aero Club. Registered ZK-AKJ 31.7.46 (or 2.9.46) to Marlborough Aero Club, Blenheim. Spin in and crashed/destroyed by fire Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim 1.12.46 during aerobatic display; pilot killed. (See separate entry). Registration ZK-AKJ cancelled 18.2.47.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p037.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
See also: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/64588
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 1946 | ZK-AKJ | Marlborough Aero Club | 0 | Omaka Aerodrome, Marlborough | |
w/o |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2019 02:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jul-2019 02:36 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2021 21:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2021 21:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Aug-2021 09:32 | BlB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Aug-2021 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2021 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2021 11:48 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2021 22:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Oct-2021 16:33 | Antonio | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Jan-2022 06:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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