ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64404
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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Southland Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AOW |
| MSN: | 82894 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mossburn, Southland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Mossburn, Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82894 (Gipsy Major #82714): Built as for RAF at DH Hatfield as R4984 but shipped direct to New Zealand 1.3.40. Shipped to New Zealand on s.s 'Rangitane' and Taken on charge by RNZAF as NZ896 at Rongotai 6.8.40. To 3 EFTS, Harewood [1942-44] coded '65'. To RNZAF Wigram for storage pending disposal.
Sold 24.4.47 to Southland Aero Club. Registered ZK-AOW 15.8.47 to Southland Aero Club, Invercargill.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed after wing struck ground during air display, Mossburn, Southland, 16.12.50; pilot R Ritchie. Registration ZK-AOW cancelled 10.12.52. Remains Used for spares in construction of Tiger Moth ZK-AYF (MSN DHNZ.86), which was reflown 3.3.51 after rebuild.
The reported crash location of Mossburn is a small town in the northern Southland region of New Zealand. It is situated 113 km south of Queenstown, 59 km east of Te Anau and 100 km north of Invercargill.
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. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/135081
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-Jan-2014 10:49 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2021 17:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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