ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64237
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 September 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Superspread Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AVJ |
| MSN: | DHA401 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Whakawhitira, East Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
RAAF Tiger Moth A17-366 (c/no.DHA401). Entered the Australian Civil Register as VH-AQN on 3 May 1946 with K. Virtue, Yerongpilly, Queensland. Struck off register 19 December 1947. Returned to register on 10 January 1950, still with K. Virtue, Yerongpilly, Queensland.
Removed from Australian register on 13 February 1951 as exported to New Zealand on 29 September 1950. Added to the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-AVJ and added to the fleet of James Aviation Ltd, Hamilton in early 1951. Sold to Aerial Superspread Ltd on 30 April 1956.
Crashed near Whakawhitira while being operated by Aerial Superspread Ltd on 28 September 1955, pilot T F Cheeseman.
Repaired and written off after a crash near Tikitiki on 17 September 1956.
Cancelled from the NZ register on 8 April 1958 as remains exported to Australia on 28 March 1957.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a17.shtml
NZ Register
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 1951 | ZK-AVJ | James Aviation Ltd | 0 | Hamilton Airport, Waikato | |
sub |
| 31 December 1953 | ZK-AVJ | James Aviation Ltd | 0 | Rotorua | |
sub |
| 17 September 1956 | ZK-AVJ | James Aviation Ltd | 0 | Tikitiki, East Coast | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-May-2012 16:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2016 01:11 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2017 08:32 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2017 08:41 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2017 00:05 | angels one five | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jan-2022 00:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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