ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170817
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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Stratford Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AIW |
| MSN: | 83462 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kohuratahi, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kohuratahi, Taranaki, North-east of Marco, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83462 (Gipsy Major #83746); Built by Moris Motors at Cowley, Oxford for the RAF as T5753 but shipped direct to New Zealand on the s.s "Wairangi" 23.6.40. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ660 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 29.8.40. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [12.42-1.43]. To 42 Squadron [1943-45].
Struck off charge when sold 18.4.46 to Hawera Aero Club. New Zealand civil registered as ZK-AIW 28.2.46 to Hawera Aero Club. Fitted with canopy (by 8.47) (later removed). Re-registered 17.8.59 to Stratford Aero Club, Stratford. Badly damaged in collision with fence at Kohuratahi, Taranaki, North-east of Marco 23.12.61; repaired and returned to service.
Re-registered 12.10.63 to John N Pleasant, New Plymouth. Re-registered 1.2.65 to Hewett Aviation Ltd, Invercargill. Re-registered 16.12.65 to Southland Gliding Club, Invercargill. Re-registered 28.9.66 to C R Deaker, Dunedin. Sold 14.6.68 to W A MacDonald, USA.
New Zeland registration ZK-AIW cancelled 24.12.68 as 'sold to USA'. Re-registered in the USA as N7966 30.10.69 to Walter A MacDonald, San Jose, CA (based Hollister Airport, CA). C of A issued 19.12.69. On display in South County Aviation Museum, by 1980. Title transferred 20.1.87 to Walter A MacDonald & Mildred E MacDonald, trustees MacDonald Living Trust. Sold 22.6.90 to Ronald W Price/Thomason Enterprise Inc, Sonoma, CA.
Badly damaged when stalled and crashed on take-off at Sonoma, CA 29.6.90; probably not repaired. Bill of sale amended 4.2.91 to Ronald Price in personal capacity; amended again 28.5.91 to John W Thomason. Re-registered 4.3.92 to John W Thomason, Sonoma, CA. Sold 6.7.2001 and re-registered 24.9.2001 to Ed D Carlson, Spokane, WA. Registration N7966 as cancelled 20.2.2018 by FAA as "expired"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/nz650.shtml
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p834.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZAM/ZK-AIW.html
7. https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7966
8. http://www.eurodemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=7457
9. https://mapcarta.com/16723152
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 1990 | N7966 | Ronald W Price/Thomason Enterprise Inc | 0 | Sonoma Valley Airport, Sonoma, California |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2021 11:37 | Antonio | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Sep-2021 21:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Dec-2021 22:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Dec-2021 23:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 25-Jan-2022 04:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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