ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63254
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 November 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Waikato Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AXT |
| MSN: | DHA225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kai Iwi, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kai Iwi, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth DHA 225; Built by DH Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RAAF as A17-224 at 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond 30.12.40. To 9 EFTS Cunderdin 3.2.41. To MMA Maylands 5.10.42 for overhaul; returned to 9 EFTS 16.11.42; to storage 8.1.45; transferred to 86 OBU Cunderdin 11.6.45; for sale 6.12.45; to Care & Maintenance Unit 2.4.46.
Struck off charge when sold 2.12.46 to S Murdoch, Healesville, Victoria; issued 14.2.47. Australian civil registered VH-BCY (C of R 1267) 15.5.47 to Stanley Murdoch & Peter W Murphy, Healesville, Victoria. Not overhauled or converted for civil use, and registration VH-BCY cancelled 19.12.47.
Sold to UK and registered as G-AKYL (CofR 12322/1) 27.4.48 to The Scottish Flying Club Ltd, Renfrew. No C ofA issued. Registration G-AKYL cancelled 16.12.50 as 'sold to New Zealand'.
Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-AXT 25.5.51 to Wanganui Aero Work Ltd, Wanganui. NZ CofA issued 28.6.51. Badly damaged in forced landing while topdressing 28.5.54; repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 6.10.60 to Wanganui Aero Club, Wanganui.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed into a fence on take-off at Kai Iwi, Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui 1.11.61. Pilot J. Sue. Registration ZK-AXT cancelled 20.11.61.
Kai Iwi is a rural community west of Whanganui in New Zealand's North Island. It lies close to State Highway 3, approximately halfway between Whanganui and Waitotara.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus2.html
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AKYL.pdf
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. Tiger Moth ZK-AXT at Wanganui Airport, Wanganui New Zealand 1.3.61: https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001145722.html
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Iwi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 00:53 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Dec-2021 21:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Jan-2022 07:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location] |
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