Date:	Thursday 5 December 1963
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Hewett Aviation Ltd
Registration:	ZK-BJK
MSN:	86475
Engine model:	de Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Centre Bush, Southland -   New Zealand
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Centre Bush, South Hillend, Southland District, Southland
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 86475; Taken on charge by the RAF as NM155, notionally at 15 MU RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire 7.2.44. However placed into long-term storage in ‘purgatory’ in the Oxfordshire area; returned to Morris Motors at Cowley, Oxford for erection [undated, but probably August 1945]. To 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 8.9.45. No known/recorded operational service; remained in storage, unused, 1945-51. To 9 MU RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 2.8.51 for long-term storage pending disposal.

Struck off charge when sold 4.9.53 to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Hampshire. UK civil registered as G-ANCP (CofR R4105/1) 4.9.53 to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth. Registration cancelled/lapsed 1.12.53 and re-registered (C of R R4106/2) on 14.12.53 to Forester Richard John Britten, Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Registration G-ANCP cancelled 20.4.54 as 'sold to New Zealand'. C of A issued 6.8.54.

Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-BJK on 20.12.54 to Farmers Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd, Invercargill. NZ CofA issued 21.12.54. Badly damaged when hit fence on take-off at Invercargill 31.5.55; repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 6.1.58 to Hewett Aviation Ltd, Mossburn.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed near Centre Bush, South Hillend, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand 5.12.63. Pilot: I.H. Christophers. Registration ZK-BJK cancelled 10.2.65. Parts used in static rebuild of Tiger Moth ZK-BLM (as 'ZK-AJL') at Mandeville [in the late 1960s] and then to the Yaldhurst Museum, Christchurch.

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (Jamews J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANCP.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p864.html
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. G-ANCP at Ventnor, Isle of Wight 1954: https://www.transportphotos.com/air/photo/AG12214
7. https://geotargit.com/index.php?qcountry_code=NZ&qregion_code=F8&qcity=South%20Hillend

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
19-Jul-2009 21:38	angels one five	Updated
21-Oct-2013 05:42	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, ]
22-Dec-2021 15:48	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
28-Jan-2022 06:52	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ]