ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64051
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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AQI |
| MSN: | 82900 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Otane, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (NZHS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Tiger Moth MSN 82900 (Gipsy Major #82790). Built for RAF with serial R5005. Built at Hatfield and assembled in NZ. Shipped to New Zealand on the s.s 'Rangitane' 1.3.40. Taken on charge by RNZAF as NZ889 at Rongotai 19.7.40. To 3 EFTS, Harewood (July 1940-December 1942); coded "J1". To 1 EFTS, Taieri [by 1.43]. To 2 EFTS Ashburton (by 6.43). To Taieri for disposal
Struck Off Charge when Sold 15.4.47 to NZ Insurance Co on behalf of Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club to replace Tiger Moth ZK-AIJ, which had crashed on 1.12.46. (Aircraft bought and paid for with insurance payment, hence their involvement). NZ civil registered ZK-AQI 28.7.47 to Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club, Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Fitted with canopy (in 1948).
Crashed Ōtāne, near Waipawa 15.8.53; Pilot Ian Timothy McCartin killed. Registration ZK-AQI cancelled 13.10.53.
Ōtāne is a town in the Central Hawkes Bay District and the Hawkes Bay region, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island
Sources:
1. NZ Goverment Civil Air Accident File: ABVX 7333 W4772/6
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p829.html
2. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/159955
3. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. http://www.facebook.com/102402668151293/posts/the-hawkes-bay-and-east-coast-aero-clubs-canopied-de-havilland-dh82a-tiger-moth-/295823642142527/#
6. http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/Airshow_History_1940s.html#1948
7. http://edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZZZ/ZK-AQI.html
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
9. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ct%C4%81ne
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 14-Jul-2009 20:36 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Feb-2016 06:51 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 27-Jul-2021 15:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Jul-2021 15:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Oct-2021 19:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2021 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2022 20:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 16-Feb-2022 06:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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