ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63986
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Airwork (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AVT |
| MSN: | DHNZ.114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Omihi, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Christchurch Airport, Chrsitchurch, New Zealand (CHC/NZCH) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.114; Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1434 at Rongotai, Wellington 29.7.42. To RNZAF Wigram.
Struck off charge when sold (free issue) 25.2.49 to South Canterbury Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AVT 11.7.50 to South Canterbury Aero Club. Reportedly crashed Saltwater Creek, near Timaru 13.12.51; pilot Theo Varkevisser killed. Sold 12.51; converted for topdressing/aerial spraying operations, and re-registered 4.8.52 to Airwork (NZ) Ltd, Christchurch.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed while topdressing at Ōmihi, Hurunui District, Canterbury Region, South Island 15.4.54; pilot Ronald Atkinson badly injured. Regiswtration ZK-AVT cancelled 16.12.54 due to above accident
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/pNZ1.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omihi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 26-Jan-2014 18:44 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2021 23:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Nov-2021 02:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Jan-2022 21:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 16-Feb-2022 06:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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