ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63606
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | James Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-ANX |
| MSN: | DHNZ144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Te Akau, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Te Akau, Waikato District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.144: Built by DH New Zealand at Rongotai, Wellington. Taken on charge as NZ1464 at Unit 39, Rongotai, Wellington 21.7.43. To RNZAF Whenuapai [1945] for long-term storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 13.8.48 to Piako Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-ANX 25.11.47 to Piako Federated Aero Club. Damaged at Waharoa Airfield 30.9.48; repaired and returned to service. Converted to topdresser from 7.50. Re-registered 9.2.51 to Ronald I Graham, t/a Airspread, Tauranga. Badly damaged when struck fence post on take-off Te Puke 11.5.51; repaired and returned to service. Re-registered 21.4.52 to Airspread Ltd, Tauranga. Badly damaged in crash at Te Puke 15.3.55.
Sold 4.57 and re-registered 8.7.57 to James Aviation Ltd, Rukuhia. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off at Te Ākau, Waikato District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand 17.5.57. Pilot R J Scott. Registration ZK-ANX cancelled 28.8.57.
Te Ākau is a small farming settlement in the North Island of New Zealand, located 62 km (39 miles) north west of Hamilton, 39 km (24 miles) south west of Huntly, 45 km (28 miles) south of Port Waikato and 47 km (29 miles), or 19 km (12 miles) by ferry and road, north of Raglan
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
3. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
4. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
6. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56349-zk-anx-1
7. https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE6585213&dps_custom_att_1=emu
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_%C4%80kau
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1955 | ZK-ANX | Airspread Ltd | 0 | Te Puke, Bay of Plenty 2 | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 17:31 | angels one five | Updated |
| 10-Nov-2021 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Nov-2021 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Nov-2021 02:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 16-Feb-2022 06:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 16-Feb-2022 06:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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