ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64001
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| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AIX |
| MSN: | 83395/DHNZ47 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Miramar Golf Course, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (NZHS) |
| Rongotai Airport, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth MSN 83395; Fuselage built by Morris Mototrs at Cowley, Oxford. To DH New Zealand unassembled & without engine. Assembled at Rongotai as DHNZ.47 and taken on charge by RNZAF as NZ797 at Rongotai 31.1.41. To 3 EFTS Harewood [6.41-1944]. To 42 Squadron [1945].
Struck off charge when sold 17.4.46 to Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AIX 21.3.46 to Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club, Hastings.
Written off (destroyed) when spun in and crashed at Miramar Golf Course, near Rongotai, Wellington 25.2.54 and destroyed by fire; pilot F. Hooper killed. Registration ZK-AIX cancelled 12.12.56.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p833.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ0.html
5. ZK-AIX at Hastings (Bridge Pa) Aerodrome between 17.4.46 and 7.6.47: https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/160572 [photo]
6. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56206-zk-aix-1
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
8. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZAM/ZK-AIX.html
9. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/37751800?search%5Bi%5D%5Bplace_authority_id%5D=-338243&search%5Bpath%5D=items
10. https://www.miramargolfclub.co.nz/history?ComeFromCat=1331
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 26-Jun-2009 17:57 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Feb-2011 03:09 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2013 21:34 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2015 06:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Sep-2021 11:37 | Antonio | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2021 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Oct-2021 20:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 11-Oct-2021 20:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 21-Jan-2022 20:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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