ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64272
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| Date: | Monday 2 April 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Rotorua Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ASB |
| MSN: | DHNZ100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whakarewarewa, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Whakarewarewa (Rotorua) Aerodrome, Rotorua, New Zealand |
| Whakarewarewa (Rotorua) Aerodrome, Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.100; Taken on charge as NZ850 at Rongotai 24.10.41. To 2 EFTS New Plymouth/Ashburton [11.41-12.44]. To RNZAF Wigram for long term stroage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 5.7.48 to Hawera Aero Club on free issue. NZ civil registered as ZK-ASB 10.6.48 to Hawera Aero Club. Re-registered 13.12.48 to Rotorua & Bay of Plenty Aero Club. C of A issued 18.1.49. Damaged on landing at Rotorua 25.3.49; repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) after it clipped a tree during the landing approach to Whakarewarewa (Rotorua) Aerodrome, Rotorua 7.4.51; Crashed into Whakarewarewa Village when on approach to aerodrome, and the Tiger Moth lost a wing. Pilot Charles J. Kerr suffered minor injuries, aircraft wrecked.
Registration ZK-ASB cancelled 31.8.51 due to above accident. The reported crash location of Whakarewarewa village (reduced version of "Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao", meaning "The gathering place for the war parties of Wahiao", often abbreviated to Whaka by locals) is a Rotorua semi-rural geothermal area in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand, at approximate coordinates 38°9′44″S, 176°15′23″E
Sources:
1. D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113629
6. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113619
7. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56464-zk-asb-1
8. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakarewarewa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-Jan-2014 18:33 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 19:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2020 04:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Oct-2021 22:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 03-Oct-2021 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2022 20:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jan-2022 22:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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