Date:	Thursday 11 September 1958
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Fieldair Ltd
Registration:	ZK-ASQ
MSN:	83390/DHNZ42
Engine model:	de Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Ormondville, Hawke's Bay -   New Zealand
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Ormondville, North Tararua Ward, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83390; Fuselage built at Cowley and shipped to New Zealand. To DH New Zealand unassembled & without engine.Remainder of aircraft constructed at Rongotai from local materials Assembled as DHNZ.42 and taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ792 at Unit 18 Rongotai, Wellington 3.1.41. To 3 EFTS Harewood [1943-44]. To RNZAF Taieri [1945] for long-term stroage pedning disposal.

Struck off charge when sold 23.1.47 to W McRae. NZ civil registered as ZK-ASQ 16.9.48 to Hauraki Aero Club. Sold on - at a cost of £525 - and converted for agricultural (top dressing/crop sraying) operations. Re-registered to Gisborne Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd, Gisborne 6.8.49. Re-registered (on name change on owners) 12.51 to Fieldair Ltd, Gisborne. Badly damaged at Rere 17.2.53; rebuilt using fuselage from Tiger Moth ZK-ATG. Badly damaged when hit fence on landing Rotohiwi 20.5.56; repaired and returned to service.

Badly damaged on landing Ormondville, North Tararua Ward, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand 11.9.58; pilot J R T Hill. Ormondville is a locality in the Manawatū Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located inland, south of Waipukurau and west of Flemington, Hawke's Bay.

Reconverted back to standard (2-seater) configuration during repairs, and re-registered 25.10.60 to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club. Withdrawn from use at Masterton in 1961 and registration ZK-ASQ cancelled 3.3.62 as reduced to spares.

1 http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p833.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
4. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
6. Tiger Moth ZK-ASQ at Palmerston North September 1948: https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/8f80ee12-2234-406f-b456-21f25429201d
7. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113619
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormondville

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


21 May 1956

ZK-ASQ

Fieldair Ltd

0

Rotohiwi, Hawke's Bay

sub

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
29-Nov-2021 16:56	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ]
29-Nov-2021 16:59	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, ]
29-Nov-2021 17:00	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
06-Dec-2021 02:20	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
26-Jan-2022 04:56	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, ]