ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63046
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| Date: | Sunday 1 March 1964 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Waikato Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BBV |
| MSN: | DHA500 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ohaupo, Waikato -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Te Kuiti Aerodrome, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand (NZTT) |
| Rukuhia Aerodrome, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (NZHN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.500 (Gipsy Major #249); Built by DH Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1414 at Unit 18 Rongotai, Wellington 24.11.41. To 2 EFTS New Plymouth/Ashburton [1941-43]. To Wigram [1944].
Sold (as free issue) 14.3.49 to Waikato Aero Club. Not used immediately; stored at Hamilton by the club between 1949 and 1952. NZ civil registered as ZK-BBV 3.11.52 to Waikato Aero Club, Rukuiama (based Hamilton). First flown as such 26.11.52.
Badly damaged when it crashed in the Parakeka Valley, Auckland at 14:30 hours local on 24.4.62, and was expected to be written off, but was rebuilt; pilot L Valiant. Rebuilt and returned to service. Badly damaged at Te Rapa 8.6.53; repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into a hillside at Ohaupo on 1.3.64 while on a flight from Te Kuiti to Rukuhia. Pilot and passenger unhurt but aircraft damaged beyond repair. The fuselage was sold to J. Pheasant, New Plymouth who owned ZK-ATM at the time. Registration ZK-BBV cancelled 20.3.64 as "Withdrawn From Use"
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus5.html
3. https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1401-to-nz1420-1939-to-1956-part-5
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/17635/tiger-stash%3Fpage%3D3?page=9
6. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Chaup%C5%8D
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1962 | ZK-BBV | Waikato Aero Club | 0 | Paraheka Valley, Auckland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 14-Jul-2009 20:28 | angels one five | Updated |
| 23-Dec-2021 15:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Jan-2022 03:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location] |
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