Date:	Wednesday 28 September 1955
Time:
Type:	De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	Aerial Superspread Ltd
Registration:	ZK-AVJ
MSN:	DHA401
Engine model:	de Havilland Gipsy Major
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Near Whakawhitira, East Coast -   New Zealand
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
RAAF Tiger Moth A17-366 (c/no.DHA401). Entered the Australian Civil Register as VH-AQN on 3 May 1946 with K. Virtue, Yerongpilly, Queensland. Struck off register 19 December 1947. Returned to register on 10 January 1950, still with K. Virtue, Yerongpilly, Queensland.

Removed from Australian register on 13 February 1951 as exported to New Zealand on 29 September 1950. Added to the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-AVJ and added to the fleet of James Aviation Ltd, Hamilton in early 1951. Sold to Aerial Superspread Ltd on 30 April 1956.
Crashed near Whakawhitira while being operated by Aerial Superspread Ltd on 28 September 1955, pilot T F Cheeseman.
Repaired and written off after a crash near Tikitiki on 17 September 1956.
Cancelled from the NZ register on 8 April 1958 as remains exported to Australia on 28 March 1957.

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a17.shtml
NZ Register

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


16 September 1951	ZK-AVJ	James Aviation Ltd	0	Hamilton Airport, Waikato		sub
31 December 1953	ZK-AVJ	James Aviation Ltd	0	Rotorua		sub
17 September 1956	ZK-AVJ	James Aviation Ltd	0	Tikitiki, East Coast		w/o

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
25-May-2012 16:42	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
23-Dec-2016 01:11	angels one five	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
27-Jan-2017 08:32	angels one five	Updated [Date, Narrative, ]
27-Jan-2017 08:41	angels one five	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Narrative, ]
28-Jan-2017 00:05	angels one five	Updated [Damage, Narrative, ]
15-Jan-2022 10:16	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
31-Jan-2022 00:21	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, ]