ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63786
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| Date: | Thursday 10 November 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Barr Brothers Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AIN |
| MSN: | 83202/DHNZ25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Karapiro, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton Airport, Rukuhai, New Zealand (HLZ/NZHN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 83202; To DH New Zealand unassembled & without engine (this batch of 6 reportedly used Morris Cowley-built steel fuselages but in fact possibly emanated from Hatfield). Assembled as DHNZ.25 and taken on charge by RNZAF as NZ775 at Unit 18, Rongotai 25.10.40. To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 29.10.40 coded "46". To 2 EFTS Ashburton [1942-44]. To 42 Squadron [1945].
Struck off charge when sold 30.1.46 to Auckland Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AIN 30.1.46 to Auckland Aero Club. Crashed at Mangari, South of Whangerei 28.1.48; repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 29.9.52 to Barr Bros Ltd, Auckland. Substanitally damaged when crashed at Karāpiro, Waipa District, Waikato Region, North Island. 10.11.55; Pilot - T.A. Evans-Freeke. [Karāpiro is a settlement and rural area in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It includes both the artificially created Lake Karapiro and the accompanying Karapiro Power Station. Karapiro is located just off State Highway 1, south-west of Cambridge].
Presumed repaired and returned to service as notified as "Withdrawn from use" in 10.58 at Ardmore (almost three years later). Registration ZK-AIN cancelled 18.3.65 as "Withdrawn From Use".
Rebuilt using some parts from ZK-BJH and Presented to Museum of Transport & Technology, Auckland; there remains some confusion as to whether this or ZK-BAD was rebuilt in topdressing configuration with parts from ZK-BJH and displayed [6.2011] painted as ZK-ANN. Presently on loan to Waikato Farming Museum in Hamilton. The Tiger Moth on display is a complex composite of parts that once made up ZK-AIN, ZK-ANN, and ZK-BJH
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZAM/ZK-AIN.html
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p832.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=166595
7. https://collection.motat.nz/objects/19662/aircraft-de-havilland-dh82a-tiger-moth-nz775
8. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
9. http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/pages/motitig1.html
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karapiro
Media:
DH82A Tiger Moth, NZ775/ZK-AIN, MOTAT, Auckland, New Zealand, 5 April 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Oct-2013 22:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2021 12:24 | Antonio | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2021 22:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Oct-2021 22:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2021 02:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jan-2022 07:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
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