ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64114
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Waikato Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ATX |
| MSN: | DHNZ134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rukuhia Aerodrome, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rukuhia Aerodrome, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (NZHN) |
| Rukuhia Aerodrome, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (NZHN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth DHNZ.134; Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ1454 at Rongotai 11.11.42.
Sold 4.3.49 (as free issue) to Waikato Aero Club. NZ civil registered ZK-ATX 8.12.49 to Waikato Aero Club, Hamilton; named "Mickey Mouse".
Badly damaged when nosed over in crosswind landing Rukuhia 8.4.51; repaired and returned to service. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15.10.52 when crashed near Rukuhia Aerodrome, Hamilton, Waikato; Pilot K B O'Brien.
Registration ZK-ATX cancelled 12.3.56 due to this accident
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
4. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
5. ZK-ATX (ex-NZ1454) at Rukuhia in 1950: https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/113716 (note Mickey Mouse painted on rudder)
6. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Airport_(New_Zealand)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 10-Jul-2009 19:51 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Feb-2016 06:41 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 03-Oct-2021 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 03-Oct-2021 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Destination airport] |
| 21-Jan-2022 21:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
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