ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64039
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| Date: | Saturday 21 November 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Tauranga Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ATB |
| MSN: | 3639 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Opotiki, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tauranga Airport, Tuaranga, New Zealanmd (TRG/NZTG) |
| Ōpōtiki, Bay of Plenty, North Island (NZOP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3639 (Gipsy Major #80264); Built by DeHavilland at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. C of A 6135 issued 25.11.37 to Dominion of New Zealand. NZ civil registered as ZK-AFZ (C of R 109/CofA 208) 18.2.38 to Wellington Aero Club, Wellington (based Rongotai). Assembled at Hobsonville; erected and first flown 23.2.38. CofA validated 23.2.38 (same day); delivered 27.2.38.
Impressed into military service as NZ702 on 12.9.39 (at a cost of £900). Taken on charge 19.10.39 at 1 EFTS, Taieri.
Struck off charge when sold (as free issue) 4.4.49 to Tauranga Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-ATB 2.5.49 to Tauranga Aero Club. C of A issued 26.7.49. Converted to canopy version.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed near Ōpōtiki, Bay of Plenty, North Island 21.11.53; Pilot M. Stevens. Sold for spares. Re-registered 28.11.55 to Airspread Ltd, Tauranga; believed not rebuilt. Registration ZK-ATB cancelled 5.3.58. Reported Stored (in 1972) by J Smith, Mapua.
Sources:
1. Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand: Journal Vol 28 No 1, 1985
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p036.html
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
7. http://edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZZZ/ZK-ATB.html
8. ZK-ATB (ex. NZ702, ZK-AFZ) at Tauranga 1951: https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113716
9. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56491-zk-atb-1
10. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cp%C5%8Dtiki
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 15-Jul-2009 17:23 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Feb-2016 06:53 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 16-May-2018 05:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 06-Oct-2021 20:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Oct-2021 23:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Oct-2021 23:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 26-Nov-2021 02:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Jan-2022 21:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Feb-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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