ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59004
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| Date: | 07-MAY-2005 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | B.T. Zeederberg |
| Registration: | ZS-XRF |
| C/n / msn: | 84812 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Approximately 1nm West of Krugersdorp Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Krugersdorp |
ZS-FEL (c/n 84812) ex RAF T6458, ex-SAAF 2225 (c/n quoted as "DH3852"; however, this identity was the fuselage no. of 85775/DE890, lost at sea). Registered 13.10.67 to A.F. Weltan & A.E. & Dave W. Charlton, Springs. Registration cancelled in 1969. Re-registered 18.6.70. Re-registered (in 1975) to A.F. Weltan (only). Sold (in 1981) to Dave W. Charlton, Johannesburg. Damaged on landing at Rand Airport in 6.81.
Re-registered 26.2.82 to Vincent A (Mike) Spence, Grand Central. Rebuilt (in 1982) by Streckers (their 48th Tiger). On rebuild with Mike Spence, Krugersdorp in 7.96; completed by Air-Kraft Aviation Pty (Ltd) (Archie Verwey), Randburg, Johannesburg. Registered ZS-XRF 5.3.01 to Roger A Foster, Lanseria (based Ladysmith). Re-registered to Brian T Zeederberg.
Badly damaged in forced landing 7.5.05 one mile west of Krugerdorp, South Africa. Registration cancelled (in 2006). Re-registered ZU-EEG 24.4.06 to Brian T Zeederberg, Baragwanath; reflown 23.9.06 after rebuild by Kevin Hopper (joint 1/3 owner is Ian Popplewell). At Streckers, Rand (1.07) in all-white RAF c/s.
Sources:
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/p848.htm
http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_construction_numbers_and_histories.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2009 04:03 | Topaz | Added |
| 02-Jun-2012 14:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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