ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64588
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| Date: | Sunday 1 December 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Marlborough Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AKJ |
| MSN: | 3789 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Omaka Aerodrome, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 3789 (Gipsy Major #81482) C of A 6470 issued 15.12.38 to The Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd. Registered ZK-AHA (C of R 154) 3.3.39 (or 24.2.39) to Otago Aero Club, Dunedin (based Taieri). Taken on charge by 1 EFTS Taieri 16.10.39 & formally impressed as NZ713 24.10.39 [at a cost of £1,250] Still at 1 EFTS [11.40]. Undercarriage written off by LAC McNamara in heavy landing at Taieri 26.9.41; repaired. With 1 EFTS [10.42]
On 19.10.42, Tiger Moth NZ713 was being operated by No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School when a pupil pilot fell out of the aircraft during a slow roll. There is no fatality recorded in this accident report, so the trainee airman must have saved himself by the use of his parachute. As one would expect, the flying instructor in the front seat landed the aircraft safely.
Sold [free issue] 4.9.46 to Marlborough Aero Club. Registered ZK-AKJ 31.7.46 (or 2.9.46) to Marlborough Aero Club, Blenheim. Spun in and crashed/destroyed by fire Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim 1.12.46.
Registration ZK-AKJ cancelled 18.2.47. Omaka Aerodrome is a New Zealand private airfield owned by the Marlborough Aero Club and used solely by private and vintage aircraft. Located two nautical miles to the Southwest of Blenheim, New Zealand at the northern end of the South Island.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p037.html
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2015/07/zk-aha.html
7. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/56246-zk-akj-1
8. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/17635/tiger-stash?page=3
9. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaka_Aerodrome
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 October 1942 | NZ713 | 1 EFTS RNZAF | 0 | near Taieri AFB, Otago | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 28-May-2009 00:09 | angels one five | Updated |
| 24-Feb-2012 15:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2021 01:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-Oct-2021 18:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Nature] |
| 22-Jan-2022 02:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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