ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63760
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| Date: | Thursday 16 February 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | W Bower & Co Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-ATZ |
| MSN: | DHA491 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tiraumea, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Puketawa Station, Tiraumea, Wairarapa |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN DHA.491 (Gipsy Major #295); Built by DeHavilland Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1405 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 29.10.41. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [1.42-12.43]. To 3 EFTS, Harewood [1.44-5.45]. To Wigram [6.45] for long term storage pending disposal.
Struck off charge when sold 25.11.49 [as free issue] to Middle Districts Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-ATZ 6.1.50 to Middle Districts Aero Club, Palmerston North. According to a published source (see link #8), the history of ZK-ATZ at this point was as follows:
"In November 1949, ZK-ATZ (NZ1405) was issued free to the aero club, and later sold off in 1954. This aircraft crashed near Tiraumea in February 1956, injuring the pilot - but the forlorn aircraft was rebuilt in Masterton a year later, although it seemed to attract a few more accidents in later life".
Re-registered 2.6.54 to W Bower & Co Ltd, Palmerston North; named "Popsie", and coverted for agricultural (topdressing/Crop-spraying) operations. Badly damaged in crash on take-off Puketawa Station, Tiraumea, Wairarapa 16.2.56; pilot I.M."Monty" Rodger badly injured.
Rebuilt as two-seater and re-registered 10.10.57 to LE Beaver, Masterton. Re-registered 27.3.58 to Aviation Sales & Service Ltd, Palmerston North. Re-registered 27.8.58 to J.R.G. "Jack" Hanlon, Dunedin. Re-registered 9.6.61 to Otago Gliding Club, Dunedin. Crashed at Wanaka on 20.1.65 and rebuilt at Taieri.
After rebuild 1965-67, re-registered 2.6.67 to C.S."Gus" Pyper, Invercargill. Crashed on landing Underwood, near Blenheim 27.5.67. Registration ZK-ATZ cancelled 11.7.67. Fuselage to No 12 ATC Squadron, Invercargill Drill Hall, Invercargill (from 1972 until 1978). Believed to be still stored in the Invercargill area.
Sources:
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/pAus4.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
6. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/203194
7. http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2021/05/gliding-on.html
8. http://aeroclub.co.nz/history/after-the-war
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 1967 | ZK-ATZ | Otago Gliding Club | 0 | Port Underwood, Marlborough | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 17:18 | angels one five | Updated |
| 07-Oct-2013 05:36 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 27-Sep-2021 09:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Oct-2021 22:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Jan-2022 10:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2022 06:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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