ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62659
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 September 1968 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | New Plymouth Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BUO |
| MSN: | DHNZ45 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | New Plymouth Airport, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, New Zealand (NZNP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83393; Built by Moris Motors at Cowley, Oxford. To DH New Zealand unassembled & without engine. Assembled by DH New Zealand as DHNZ.45 and taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ795 at Unit 18 Rongotai, Wellington 30.1.41. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [4.41-12.41]. To 2 EFTS Ashburton [1.42]. To Shelly Bay [1945] for storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 8.2.48 to Southland Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-APS 15.8.47 to Southland Aero Club, Invercargill. Re-registered 15.8.55 to South Canterbury Aero Club. Crashed into boundary fence on landing Levels, Timaru 22.12.56. Registration cancelled 8.3.57. Rebuilt (with new wings) and re-registered as ZK-BUO 11.11.57 to Aerotech Ltd, Timaru (fitted with canopy). Re-registered 20.8.58 to K McIntosh, Oturehua. Reregistered 19.1.61 to S R Rutherford, Waipiata. Re-registered 9.5.63 to I M Green, New Plymouth. Rebuilt and reflown 7.11.67. Re-registered 16.11.67 to New Plymouth Aero Club.
Substantially damaged 11.9.68 when crashed at New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, New Zealand; Pilot P Shaw. New Plymouth Airport serves the city of New Plymouth, and the surrounding region of Taranaki. It is located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island and is 11 km from the city centre, on State Highway 3 north to Auckland, and 4 km from the outer suburb/satellite town of Bell Block
Repaired and returned to service. Substantially damaged when struck fence and overturned on take-off Puketaha 18.2.72; pilot M R Falconer. Puketaha is a rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
Repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 1.3.72 to M R Falconer, Hamilton. Re-registered 22.3.74 to Simon G Spencer-Bower, Claxby, near Rangiora. Re-registered 11.12.02 (with effect from 20.11.2002) to Wanaka Helicopters Ltd (Simon Spencer-Bower), Wanaka. Stored & under rebuild Wanaka [4.2014]. Currently registered. Last reported 2.2020 stored in a shipping container at Wanaka (see link #10)
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh-82a-tiger-moth-nz730-to-nz798-1939-to-1956
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p833.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKBRZ.htm
8. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
9. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000104976.html
10. http://www.eurodemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=2432
11. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/57273-zk-buo-1
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Plymouth_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-Dec-2016 09:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2022 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Jan-2022 05:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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