ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63721
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| Date: | Saturday 12 May 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AOX |
| MSN: | DHA503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Seddon, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand (NXWB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.503 (Gipsy Major #287); built by DeHavilland Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1417 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 24.11.41. To 2 EFTS Ashburton [1.42-12.44]. To Wigram [1945] for long-term storage pending disposal
Struck off charge when sold (as free issue) 22.12.47 to Southland Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AOX 15.8.47 to Southland Aero Club. Re-registered 16.7.51 to Wellington Aero Club. Substantially damaged 12.5.56 when crashed at Seddon, Marlborough, Wairau-Awatere; Pilot W T R Coulter. [Seddon is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is located 25 kilometres south of Blenheim, close to the mouths of the Awatere and Blind Rivers and the Lake Grassmere salt works]
Rebuilt and then re-registered 13.6.57 to FJ &R C Larsen, Ngamatapouri (or Taumatatahi). Re-registered 23.8.60 to E G McEwen, Hawera. Sold [late 63] to Alexander Helicopters Ltd, Wanganui. Withdrawn from use at Hawera 22.11.63. Registration ZK-AOX cancelled 30.6.64.
To Lower Hutt Motor Museum, Gracefield. To Southward Motor Museum, near Paraparaumu (1978); on static display
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus5.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
6. ZK-AOX on display, Southward Motor Museum 13.3.2013: https://www.flickr.com/photos/d70w7/49679734582
7. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113309
8. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56376-zk-aox-1
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seddon,_New_Zealand#Transport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 22:25 | angels one five | Updated |
| 22-Feb-2016 09:09 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 09-Mar-2016 09:02 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2016 09:04 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2021 15:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Jan-2022 10:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
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