ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64550
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: | Saturday 11 September 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Auckland Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ARW |
| MSN: | DHA488 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pukekohe, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
RNZAF Tiger Moth NZ1402 (MSN.DHA.488) DH Australia-built at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. BOC by RNZAF at Unit 18 Rongotai on 25 September 1941. With No.1 EFTS, Taieri 1942-44. With No.3 EFTS, Harewood 9 April 1944-May 1945. To RNZAF Wigram 5.45 for storage pending disposal.
Issued free to Auckland Aero Club from RNZAF Wigram on 25 January 1948 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-ARW on 23 July 1948. Crashed near Puni, Pukekohe on 11 September 1948: both persons on board killed, including pilot H Burrows and his passenger. Registration ZK-ARW formally cancelled 18 November 1948.
The reported crash location of Puni is a rural locality in the Franklin Ward of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. Puni is located between the larger towns of Pukekohe and Waiuku.
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/pAus4.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
6. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1401-to-nz1420-1939-to-1956-part-5
7. ZK-ARW photographed in 1948: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22688462?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Tiger+Moth+%28Training+plane%29&search%5Bpage%5D=3&search%5Bpath%5D=photos.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 01-Jun-2012 17:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2021 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-Sep-2021 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2021 20:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2021 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2021 17:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Jan-2022 20:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
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