ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64368
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| Date: | Sunday 7 August 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Checketts Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AKI |
| MSN: | 82841/DHNZ9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Wilden, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wilden, South West of Moa Flat, Central Otago |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 82841; Built by DeHavilland at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. To DH New Zealand unassembled & without engine. Assembled by DeHavilland New Zealand at Rongotai with locally sourced materials as DHNZ.9 and to RNZAF as NZ759; taken on charge at Unit18, Rongotai, Wellington 26.8.40. To 3 EFTS Harewood [1942-43]. To 42 Squadron [1944].
Struck off charge when sold 24.9.46 to Marlborough Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AKI 6.9.46 to Marlborough Aero Club, Blenheim. Damaged in strong winds Rongotai 2.10.48; repaired and returned to service. Badly damaged when struck tree while low flying at Lower Wairau, near Blenheim 20.11.49; repaired and returned to service.
Re-registered 21.4.55 to Checkett's Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd, Dunedin for use in agricultural service (topdessing/crop-spraying). Crashed 10.5.55 at Taieri Plain, Dunedin, Otago; The Taieri Plain (also referred to in the plural as the Taieri Plains) is an area of fertile agricultural land to the southwest of Dunedin, in Otago, New Zealand. The plain covers an area of some 300 square kilometres, with a maximum extent of 30 kilometres. ZK-AKI was repaired and returned to service.
Crashed (again) 7.8.55 at Wilden, Central Otago; again repaired and returned to service. Wilden is a locality in Otago. Wilden is situated southwest of Moa Flat
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Greenvale Station, Waikari, Hurunui District, South of Otago 19.11.55. Pilot: J.M. Checketts. Registration ZK-AKI cancelled 4.7.56.
Waikari is a small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Otago, South Island, New Zealand, at approximate coordinates 42°58′0″S, 172°41′0″E.
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/p828.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
6. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
7. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh-82a-tiger-moth-nz730-to-nz798-1939-to-1956
8. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/112760
9. https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=138986
10. ZK-AKI in April 1947: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30662875?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject_authority_id%5D=-27126&search%5Bpath%5D=items
11. ZK-AKI in July 1947: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30627426?search%5Bi%5D%5Bname_authority_id%5D=-171770&search%5Bpath%5D=items
12. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZAM/ZK-AKI.html
See also:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/63890 (Crash of 10.5.1955)
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/63784 (Crash of 19.11.1955)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 May 1955 | ZK-AKI | Checketts Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd | 0 | Taieri, Otago | |
sub |
| 19 November 1955 | ZK-AKI | Checketts Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd | 0 | Waikari, Canterbury | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Oct-2013 21:25 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Oct-2021 06:24 | Antonio | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2021 16:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Jan-2022 06:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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