ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63590
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | D. Griffin |
| Registration: | ZK-AXV |
| MSN: | DHA103 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rata Airstrip, Whanganui 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Rata Airstrip, New Zealand | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.103; Built by DeHavilland Australia, at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RAAF as A17-106 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 30.9.40. To 8 EFTS Narrandera 14.10.40. Damaged in heavy landing; Port compression strut broken 23.6.41. To DHA Mascot 4.12.42 for overhaul; to 2 AP 19.1.43. To 1 AOS 24.1.43; issued to 5 EFTS Narromine 1.2.43. To 11 EFTS Benalla 22.3.43; to storage reserve 25.7.45; for sale 6.12.45. To Care & Maintenance Unit Benalla 1.3.46.
Struck off charge when sold 30.5.46 for £260 to J S Lynch, Northbridge, NSW; issued 19.6.46. Regd VH-ARO 5.10.46 to Nigel Ross, Holbrook, NSW. Australian registration cancelled 12.11.47 as 'sold to New Zealand'.
Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-AXV 30.11.50 to Canterbury Aero Club. NZ C of A issued 8.11.51. Re-registered 13.7.56 to D McCarthy and operated by Ruapehu Aero Club, Taihape. Re-registered 4.7.57 to D Griffin, Morton.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when ran off airstrip into gully when landing at Rata Airstrip, New Zealand, 16.7.57; pilot Lourie. Registration ZK-AXV cancelled 31.10.57.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus1.html
3. VH-ARO at Holbrook NSW in October 1946: http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa2/VH-ARO.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 13-Nov-2021 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
| 15-Feb-2022 01:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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