ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63964
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Fieldair Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AQC |
| MSN: | DHNZ179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gisborne Airport, East Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Gisborne Airport, Gisborne, New Zealand (GIS/NGZS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.179; Taken on charge as NZ1499 at Rongotai, Wellington 21.2.45. To RNZAF Whenuapai.
Struck off charge when sold 4.12.47 to Gisborne Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AQC 10.11.47 to Gisborne Aero Club, Gisborne (delivered 4.12.47). Sold for £750 and Re-registered 1.8.49 to Gisborne Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd (Lawson Field); named "Barbara I". Re-registered (in 1954) on change of name to Fieldair Ltd, Gisborne.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off during agricultural operations (topdressing) at Gisborne Airport, Gisborne 26.6.54. Pilot A J Mayfield. Registration ZK-AQC cancelled 3.8.54
On rebuild (in 1997) by Wayne Greaves (and son Shane Greaves), at Gisborne. However, it is reported (see link #8) that the rebuild halted in 2007 mainly due to the death of Wayne Greaves: "This aircraft is now owned by Wayne Greaves and was to have been restored as a father and son partnership. Sadly, Scott Greaves was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident (early 2007). ZK-AQC will be restored at the Gisborne Aircraft Preservation Society (GAPS) hangar by surviving Gisborne Aerial Topdressing Ltd engineers in memory of Scott and also Lawson Field, the founder of Gisborne Aerial Topdressing"
Still undergoing rebuild in 2011. However, according to one source, dated January 2011 (see link #6): "ZK-ALX is now at Rangitata Island, stored more than under rebuild. The project is for sale (if you are brave)".
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
6. ZK-AQC in January 2011: https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113263 [photo]
7. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz1466-to-nz-1500-1939-to-1956-part-7
8. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZZZ/ZK-AQC.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 00:47 | angels one five | Updated |
| 22-Feb-2016 08:32 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 12-Oct-2021 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Oct-2021 20:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2021 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2021 02:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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