ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64238
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| Date: | Saturday 15 September 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Superspread Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-APE |
| MSN: | DHNZ181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waiatai Valley, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
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| 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 |
RNZAF Tiger Moth NZ1601 (c/no.DHNZ.181). Built at Rongotai as the last-ever Tiger Moth for the RNZAF. BOC at Unit 39 Rongotai 28 February 1945. (Final RNZAF Tiger Moth to be brought on charge). Originally serialled NZ1501 but, as this serial was already in use on a Hawker Hind, the serial was changed to NZ1601.
Sold to Hauraki Aero Club from Whenuapai on 4 August 1947 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-APE. To Aerial Superspread Ltd in April 1951 for use as topdresser. Crashed in Waiatai Valley 6 miles from Wairoa on 15 September 1951. Pilot Geoff Spencer.
Registration cancelled 7 October 1952 due to this accident. The reported crash location was 6 miles from Wairoa is a town and territorial authority district in New Zealand's North Island. The town is the northernmost in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of Māhia Peninsula.
Wairoa Aerodrome is a small airport located at the end of Airport Road, on the northern outskirts of Wairoa, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Wairoa Aerodrome provides a service for light aircraft and is used mainly for charter operations. There are no scheduled flights
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.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
4. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113309 [Photos as NZ1601 and ZK-APE]
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wairoa
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wairoa_Aerodrome
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Jun-2009 02:22 | angels one five | Updated |
| 26-May-2012 15:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2016 06:37 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2021 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 03-Oct-2021 15:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2021 15:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 09:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 03-Feb-2022 04:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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