ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63758
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Thames Aerial Topdressing Co |
| Registration: | ZK-AQD |
| MSN: | DHA499 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Te Kouna, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Thames Aerodrome, Waikato, New Zealand (NZTH) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHA.499 (Gipsy Major #200); Built by DeHaviland Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by rhe RNZAF as NZ1413 at Unit 18 Rongotai, Wellington 22.12.41. To 2 EFTS Ashburton [1942-43]. To Whenuapai for long-term storage pending disposal
Struck off charge when sold 13.8.48 to Piako Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AQD 16.4.48 to Piako Federated Aero Club. Ground-looped on landing & struck fence Waharoa Airfield 2.10.49; repaired and returned to service. Badly damaged when struck fence in cross-wind landing in paddock 30 miles from Waharoa 1.10.50; repaired and returned to service. Crashed Omokoroa, 13 miles from Tauranga 29.7.51 after being clipped by another Tiger Moth whilst rounding a pylon during a closed circuit race at Waharoa; pilot Graeme Martin died from injuries.
Rebuilt by Aircraft Service (NZ) Ltd using fuselage of Tiger Moth G-AHVW [MSN 84626] 12.51-4.52. Registered 29.4.52 to Aircraft Service (NZ) Ltd, Ardmore; fleet no.7. Re-registerd 4.54 to Thames Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd. Crashed Waimamaku 12.11.54; rebuilt using fuselage of A17-330 in 1954 (see also ZK-AIE).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed near Te Kouna, Kereta Hill, near Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand, 21.2.56. Pilot: E. Gardiner). Registration ZK-AQD cancelled 21.3.56
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus4.html
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
4. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
5. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113419
6. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1401-to-nz1420-1939-to-1956-part-5
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 03:55 | angels one five | Updated |
| 24-Oct-2009 14:41 | JINX | Updated |
| 07-Oct-2013 05:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2021 23:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jan-2022 00:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 12-Feb-2022 09:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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