ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64169
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| Date: | Sunday 22 March 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Barr Brothers Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BAZ |
| MSN: | 3833 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kohekohe, Auckland -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
De Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth MSN 3833 (Gipsy Major #81495); Built at DeHavilland at Hatfield, Herfordahire, UK. C of A 6481 issued 5.1.39 to The Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd. New Zealand civil registered as ZK-AGW (C of R 152) 16.3.39 to Wellington Aero Club, Rongotai.
Impressed into military service as NZ703 on 12.9.39 (at a cost of £1,380) and taken on charge at 1 EFTS, Taieri 19.10.39; still being operated [in 3.41] by 1 EFTS. To 2 EFTS Ashburton[by 1943]. To 42 Squadron.
Sold 3.2.46 to Middle Districts Aero Club. Registered ZK-AIO 6.2.46 to Middle Districts Aero Club, Palmerston North. (Link with previous registration ZK-AGW presumably lost between 1939 and 1946). Re-registered 16.10.50 to Barr Bros Ltd, Auckland and converted to topdresser by Aircraft Engineering Ltd at Rongotai.
Overshot on downwind landing & crashed Koeke, near Taihape, Pohonui valley, Rangitikei District, New Zealand, 7.11.50; Pilot John T. Barr, injured. Aircraft may have been a direct replacement for Tiger Moth ZK-ASS, which crashed during aerial topdressing operations in the same location of 31.10.50 (which see). Registration ZK-AIO cancelled 15.2.52.
ZK-AIO was officially rebuilt by Aircraft Service (NZ) Ltd, in 1951 (but airframe was actually mostly from ZK-ASG; but the logs of the wings and substantial other material came from ZK-AIO). The construction number plate and log books from ZK-AIO were also used. Re-registered ZK-BAZ 21.4.52 to Aircraft Service (NZ) Ltd, Ardmore; fleet no.9. C of A issued 28.1.52.
Written off (destroyed) when spun in and crashed while top-dressing in Waimai Valley, Kohekohe, near Auckland 22.3.53; pilot Stan Caldwell badly injured. Registration ZK-BAZ cancelled 15.9.53.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
6. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/112645
7. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56698-zk-baz-1
8. http://www.maplandia.com/new-zealand/auckland/kohekohe/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 November 1950 | ZK-AIO | Barr Brothers Ltd | 0 | Koeke, Whanganui 4 | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Nov-2009 12:15 | angels one five | Updated |
| 03-Jan-2012 07:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2014 09:16 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2016 20:37 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2017 22:13 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2021 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 21-Jan-2022 20:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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