ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64526
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| Date: | Sunday 23 January 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ARK |
| MSN: | DHNZ140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maungahuka, Tararua Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.140. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1460 at Rongotai 3.6.43. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [3.44-4.44]. To Wigram. Sold 7.5.48 (free issue) to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club. Registered ZK-ARK 16.2.48 to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club. CofA issued 27.8.48.
Left Masterton in company with ZK-ANP on 23 January 1949 to fly across the Tararua Ranges to an air pageant at Rongotai. Spun into the bush covered side of Maungahuka, after the pilot flew into cloud and became disorientated. pilot & passenger unhurt. Pilot D. Shepherd and passenger walked out via the Waiohine River, and were rescued by hikers a few hours later.
Registration ZK-ARK cancelled 22.2.49. Airframe “rediscovered” 3.63 by deer culler in reasonable condition (subject to exposure). The airframe was reported to be relatively undamaged although most of the fabric had rotted away over the 14 years out in the open. Later acquired by T. Williams, Mandeville for rebuild.
Note: some reports give crash location as Mount Hector. This is to the south of Maungahuka, and no where near the Waiohine River which is the way the pilot and passenger walked out.
Sources:
1. Ross Kerr (2006) A Chronology of the Tararua & Rimutaka Ranges
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hector_(New_Zealand)
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
6. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56444-zk-ark-1
7. New Zealand Forest Service, Tararua State Forest Park map.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 08-Jul-2009 21:03 | angels one five | Updated |
| 02-Mar-2015 03:12 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2018 20:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2021 20:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Jul-2021 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2021 20:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2021 23:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2021 23:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Oct-2021 10:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Oct-2021 03:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2022 22:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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