Date:	Saturday 12 May 1956
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Wellington Aero Club
Registration:	ZK-AOX
MSN:	DHA503
Engine model:	de Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Seddon, Marlborough -   New Zealand
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand (NXWB)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.503 (Gipsy Major #287); built by DeHavilland Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1417 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 24.11.41. To 2 EFTS Ashburton [1.42-12.44]. To Wigram [1945] for long-term storage pending disposal

Struck off charge when sold (as free issue) 22.12.47 to Southland Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AOX 15.8.47 to Southland Aero Club. Re-registered 16.7.51 to Wellington Aero Club. Substantially damaged 12.5.56 when crashed at Seddon, Marlborough, Wairau-Awatere; Pilot W T R Coulter. [Seddon is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is located 25 kilometres south of Blenheim, close to the mouths of the Awatere and Blind Rivers and the Lake Grassmere salt works]

Rebuilt and then re-registered 13.6.57 to FJ &R C Larsen, Ngamatapouri (or Taumatatahi). Re-registered 23.8.60 to E G McEwen, Hawera. Sold [late 63] to Alexander Helicopters Ltd, Wanganui. Withdrawn from use at Hawera 22.11.63. Registration ZK-AOX cancelled 30.6.64.

To Lower Hutt Motor Museum, Gracefield. To Southward Motor Museum, near Paraparaumu (1978); on static display

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus5.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
6. ZK-AOX on display, Southward Motor Museum 13.3.2013: https://www.flickr.com/photos/d70w7/49679734582
7. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113309
8. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56376-zk-aox-1
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seddon,_New_Zealand#Transport

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
20-Jul-2009 22:25	angels one five	Updated
22-Feb-2016 09:09	angels one five	Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, ]
09-Mar-2016 09:02	angels one five	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
09-Mar-2016 09:04	angels one five	Updated [Narrative, ]
31-Oct-2021 15:05	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
29-Jan-2022 10:03	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, ]