Date:	Wednesday 25 March 1959
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	East Coast Air Services Ltd
Registration:	ZK-BAK
MSN:	83644
Engine model:	de Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Waingake, East Coast -   New Zealand
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Paparatu/Waingake, Gisborne District
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 83644; Taken on charge as T7178 at 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 5.8.40. To Sound City Films Ltd, Shepperton, Middelsex 21.9.40 (for decoy purposes or use as a 'prop'?); returned to 10 MU RAF Hullavington 17.12.40. To dispersal at RAF Manby, Linconshire before returning to 10 MU RAF Hullavington 24.4.41. To RAF West Raynham, Norfolk 2.6.41. To 9 EFTS RAF Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire 13.9.41. To 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 2.4.44. for long-term storage pending disposal

Struck off charge when sold 29.3.51 to Aerocontacts Ltd, Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey. UK civil registered as G-AMMH (C of R R3407) 21.9.51 to Michael John Spence, East Sheen, London SW14 [aircraft overhauled at Barton, Saldford, Manchester]. C of A issued 7.1.52. Registration G-AMMH cancelled 18.1.52 as 'sold abroad'.

Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-BAK 9.4.52 to East Coast Air Services Ltd, Gisborne; fleet no.2. Badly damaged Matawai 7.10.53; repaired and returned to service. Badly damaged following engine failure on take-off near Tiniroto 28.2.54; repaired and returned to service. Badly damaged when struck by ZK-ANS while taxying at Gisborne Airport, Elgin 4.2 km from the city centre of Gisborne, North Island 28.2.55; repaired and returned to service. Pilot D J Phillips

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Paparatu Station Paparatu/Waingake, Gisborne District 25.3.59. Registration ZK-BAK cancelled 11.5.59. Pilot: D J Phillips.

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMMH.pdf
3. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p836.html
6. http://edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZBA/ZK-BAK.html

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


28 February 1955

ZK-BAK

East Coast Air Services Ltd

0

Gisborne Airport, East Coast

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
10-Jul-2009 18:31	angels one five	Updated
10-May-2013 21:40	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, ]
05-Mar-2015 00:11	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
25-Oct-2021 23:22	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
16-Jan-2022 05:02	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
29-Jan-2022 07:00	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ]