ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63906
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| Date: | Saturday 2 April 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hauraki Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BEB |
| MSN: | 85644 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manaia, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, New Zealand (NZNP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 85644; Taken on charge as DE714 at 29 MU RAF High Ercall, Shropshire 6.5.42. To 16 EFTS RAF Burnaston, Derbyshire 22.6.42, coded “20”, later “89”, later “FIP-G”. To 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 1.8.46. To 14 RFS RAF Hamble, Hampshire 1.2.49, coded “RCL-J”. To 15 RFS RAF Redhill, Surrey 26.2.51, coded “RCD-B”, later “34”. To Edinburgh UAS (University Air Squadron) 4.7.52. To 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 31.7.52 for long-term storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 25.9.53 to a Mr Muir. UK civil registered as G-ANBX (C of R R4100) 1.9.53 to Muir & Adie Ltd, Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey. C of A issued 19.10.53. Registration G-ANBX cancelled 22.10.53 as 'sold to New Zealand'.
Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-BEB 21.12.53 to Thames Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd, Thames. C of A issued 14.1.54. Regd 21.1.54 to Hauraki Aero Club, Thames. Badly damaged when struck tractor on landing Kereta 17.4.54; repaired and returned to service
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when spun out of control and crashed at Manaia, South Taranaki District 2.4.55; Pilot R. Powley. Registration ZK-BEB cancelled 5.3.58.
Manaia is a rural town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. Ōpunake is 29 km to the northwest, and Hāwera is 13 km to the southeast. Kaponga is 15 km north. State Highway 45 passes through the town. Manaia is named after the former Māori chief of the district, Hukunui Manaia
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft DA100-DZ999 (James J .Halley, Air Britain, 1987 p.16)
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANBX.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p856.html
6. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56781-zk-beb-1
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaia,_Taranaki
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 18:07 | angels one five | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2013 20:18 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2021 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 21-Jan-2022 20:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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