Date:	Monday 13 February 1956
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd
Registration:	ZK-BEA
MSN:	86358
Engine model:	de Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Waimiha, King Country -   New Zealand
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Waimiha, Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 86358; Taken on charge as NL915 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire 23.11.43. Transferred to Free French Air Force 5.6.45 but damaged in a ground accident 19.6.45. Airframe therefore rejected, ands returned to RAF charge. Ferried from 428 Repair & Salvage Unit, Buc, France. To 8 MU RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire 27.9.46. To RAF Schleswigland, West Germany 27.4.48. To 1 BR&SD 19.2.49. To 10 MU RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 28.7.49 for long term storage pending disposal.

Struck off charge when sold 5.11.53 to W.A. Rollason Ltd, Croydon Airport, Croydon, Surrey. UK civil registered as G-ANDS (C of R R4139/1) 22.9.53 to W.A. Rollason Ltd, Croydon. C of A issued 19.10.53. Registration G-ANDS cancelled 20.10.53 as 'sold abroad - New Zealand'.

Re-registered in New Zealand as ZK-BEA 23.11.53 to Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd, Palmerston North. NZ CofA issued 21.12.53. Badly damaged on landing Taumaranui 10.5.54; repaired and returned to service.

Written off (damaged betyond repair) when struck tree while topdressing and crashed at Waimiha, Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui region 13.2.56. Pilot N.C.L. Down. Wreckage recovered and sent to Milson for breaking up as spares. Registration ZK-BEA cancelled 8.10.56

Waimiha is a rural community in the Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Te Kuiti and Benneydale, and north of Taumarunui and Ongarue.

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley Air Britain)
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ANDS.pdf
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p863.html
5. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56780-zk-bea-1
6. http://edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZBA/ZK-BEA.html
7. ZK-BEA at Palmerston North 1954: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/244884/ZK-BEA
8. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waimiha

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
17-Jul-2009 16:14	angels one five	Updated
07-Oct-2013 05:35	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, ]
25-Oct-2021 17:33	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 06:46	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
12-Feb-2022 02:46	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
16-Feb-2022 00:42	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]