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Date: | Friday 3 August 1956 |
Time: | day |
Type: | de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | Southland & Otago Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd |
Registration: | ZK-AXB |
MSN: | 82231 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Brydone,near Mataura, Southland -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Brydone, near Mataura, Southland, South Island |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The Tiger Moth crashed while sowing trace elements at McNab, near Gore.
Sources:
1.
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm 2.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html 3.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p822.html 4.
http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm 5.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 6.
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333 7.
https://steemit.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-dh82a-tiger-moth-nz650-to-nz689-and-nz701-to-nz724-part-1 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mataura
History of this aircraft
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 82231 (Gipsy Major #81669); Built by DeHavilland at Hatfield, Herfordahire, UK. UK C of A 6695 issued 13.7.39 to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd. Allocated ZK-AHM to Auckland Aero Club but registration not taken up; impressed into the RNZAF after arrival as NZ714 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 10.10.39. To 1 EFTS Taieri 11.39. Overturned on landing at Taieri 29.8.40; repaired and returned to service. To RNZAF Wigram [1945] for long-term storage pending disposal.
Struck of charge when sold 7.7.49 to New Plymouth Aero Club. Not used by New Plymouth Aero Club and NZ civil registered as ZK-AXB 30.8.50 to Southland & Otago Air Topdressing Co Ltd, Dunedin; fleet no.2. C of A issued 12.50. Damaged on take-off at Brydone, near Mataura 3.8.56 during topdressing/crop spraying operations; Pilot J. McAleese and loader driver uninjured. [Mataura is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand]. Repaired and returned to service.
Registration ZK-AXB cancelled 5.2.59.
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 December 1958 |
ZK-AXB |
Southland & Otago Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd |
0 |
McNab, Southland |
|
w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2009 12:58 |
XLerate |
Added |
20-Jul-2009 18:22 |
angels one five |
Updated |
04-Mar-2016 07:21 |
angels one five |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Location] |
01-Nov-2021 19:02 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
26-Nov-2021 02:55 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
30-Jan-2022 07:05 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
14-Feb-2024 19:41 |
johnharr |
Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Photo] |
14-Feb-2024 19:43 |
ASN |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
14-Feb-2024 19:44 |
ASN |
Updated [Narrative] |
14-Feb-2024 19:44 |
ASN |
Updated [[Narrative]] |