ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63757
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | O.G.Birss |
| Registration: | ZK-BMG |
| MSN: | DHNZ159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Balclutha Aerodrome, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Balclutha Aerodrome, South Otago, South Island, New Zealand (NZBA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.159 Toc as NZ1479 at Unit 39 Rongotai 15.1.44. To ITS, Taieri 9.12.48 to 8.5.50. Struck off charge 1.8.55. Declared surplus on Government Stores Board SR132/55 15.8.55; sold by tender number 6091 to O.G. Birss, Balclutha for £425. NZ civil registered as ZK-BMG 14.11.55 to O.G. Birss, Balclutha. NZ C of A issued 1.2.56.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when ran off airstrip near Balclutha 20.2.56 and badly damaged.pilot O G Birss Registration ZK-BMG cabcelled 23.4.57
Balclutha is a town in South Otago, lying towards the end of the Clutha River, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Balclutha Aerodrome (ICAO: NZBA) is a small airport 0.5 Nautical Miles (1 km) southeast of Balclutha township on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/57001-zk-bmg-1
6. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz1466-to-nz-1500-1939-to-1956-part-7
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKBIQ.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balclutha_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 07-Oct-2013 05:40 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 26-Oct-2021 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Oct-2021 16:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Nov-2021 02:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 18:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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