ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64381
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| Date: | Thursday 30 June 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Airlift (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AIT |
| MSN: | DHNZ64 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eketahuna, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Palmerston North, Milson, Manawatū-Whanganui Region,New Zealand (NZPM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.64; Taken on charge as NZ814 at Unit 18 Rongotai, Wellington 7.5.41. To 3 EFTS Harewood [1943-44]. To RNZAF Whenuapai [1945] for long-term storage pending disposal. Struck off charge when sold 2.10.46 to Marlborough Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AIT 7.10.46 to Marlborough Aero Club, Blenheim. Re-registered 1.10.54 to Airlift (NZ) Ltd, Wellington and converted for agricultural (topdressing/crop-spraying) operations.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into trees at Eketahuna, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui region, North Island, New Zealand 30.6.55. Pilot: Eric Adam. Broken up for spares at (associate) Aircraft Engineering Co of NZ Ltd, Rongotai. Scrapped at Rongotai, Wellington. Registration ZK-AIT cancelled 4.4.61 as "not flyable"
The reported crash location of Eketāhuna is a small rural settlement, in the south of the Tararua District and the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located at eastern foot of the Tararua Ranges, 35 kilometres north of Masterton and a similar distance south of Palmerston North
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/29336/dh-82a-zk-ait
6. ZK-AIT at Blenheim on 23.7.46 [photo]: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30650191
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
8. ZK-AIT of the Marlborough Aero Club (of Whenaupai) at Hastings, circa 1952 [photo]:
9. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZAM/ZK-AIT.html
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eket%C4%81huna
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 03-Oct-2013 20:52 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Aug-2014 17:00 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2021 05:49 | Antonio | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2021 08:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 21-Oct-2021 20:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 06-Dec-2021 02:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 06:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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