Date:	Thursday 13 September 1962
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	South Otago Aero Club
Registration:	ZK-BLI
MSN:	DHNZ128
Engine model:	de Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Balclutha Aerodrome, Otago -   New Zealand
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Balclutha Aerodrome, Balclutha, South Otago, South Island
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.128: Taken on charge as NZ1448 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 10.10.42. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [3.44-4.44].

Declared surplus by Government Stores Board on SR17/55 dated 22.5.55 and sold by tender number 5968 for £505 to Hawera Aero Club. Struck off charge 7.7.55. Registered ZK-BLI 6.7.55 to Brian L Haybittle, (CFI of Hawera A/C), Hawera. Re-registered 24.9.56 to South Otago Aero Club, Balclutha. Badly damaged on landing Balclutha 22.11.57; repaired and returned to service.

Badly damaged 13.9.62 when crashed on take off at Balclutha Aerodrome, Balclutha, South Otago, South Island; pilot O D Hughes.

Re-registered 4.4.63 to AJ Padgett, t/a Rexair Flying School, Dunedin; named "Captain Bli". Re-registered 28.8.79 to D J MacMillan, Dunedin. Re-registered 31.8.84 to I H Atkinson, Hanmer Springs. Re-registered 20.12.85 to Peter H Elworthy (Sir Peter with effect from 11.6.88 - he was Knighted in the 1988 Queens Birthday Honours List), Timaru (based Craigmore). Badly damaged when overturned on landing near Waimate 30.1.88; repaired and returned to service. Took part in the Millenium Vintage Air Rally from North Cape to Bluff between 9.2.2000 and 18.2.2000.

Painted in RNZAF c/s as NZ1448 “48” (2.2000). (Sir Peter died 11.1.2004). Re-registered 14.3.2005 to Tiger BLI Syndicate, Manukau. Currently registered and airworthy

1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Elworthy
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
7. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balclutha_Aerodrome

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


22 November 1957	ZK-BLI	South Otago Aero Club	0	Balclutha Aerodrome, Otago		sub
30 January 1988	ZK-BLI	Peter Herbert Elworthy	0	Near Waimate, Canterbury		sub

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Dec-2021 20:39	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ]
16-Jan-2022 04:05	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
27-Jan-2022 22:19	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ]