ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63988
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Wednesday 14 April 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Cookson Aviation Contracts Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AQW |
| MSN: | DHNZ154 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Frasertown, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wairoa Airport, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (WIR/NZWO) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.154; Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1474 at Rongotai 11.10.43. To 3 EFTS, Harewood [11.43-12.44]. To Taieri [1945] for storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge wheh sold 23.9.47 to J Allen. NZ civil registered as ZK-AQW 4.11.47 to J Allen, Wairoa. C of A issued 12.1.48. Re-registered 10.8.49 to Gisborne Aero Club. Badly damaged when overturned taxying in cross-wind Darton Field, near Gisborne 27.5.50; repaired ands returned to service. Re-registered 17.6.52 to Aerial Superspread Ltd, Gisborne (however, reportedly operated by them with effect from 1.9.50). Re-registered 2.7.52 to Cookson Aviation Contracts Ltd, Wairoa.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when struck HT cable while topdressing, and crashed at Frasertown, Wairoa, Hawkes Bay 14.4.54; Pilot R Howell. Registration ZK-AQW cancelled 2.9.54.
Frasertown is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It is located inland from Wairoa at the junction of SH38, and the inland route to Gisborne.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
6. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz1466-to-nz-1500-1939-to-1956-part-7
7. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113419
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 17-Jul-2009 03:59 | angels one five | Updated |
| 02-Mar-2015 07:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2021 22:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-Jan-2022 06:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 03-Feb-2022 04:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Feb-2022 05:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Nature] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation