ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87721
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| Date: | Saturday 30 January 1988 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Peter Herbert Elworthy |
| Registration: | ZK-BLI |
| MSN: | DHNZ128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Waimate, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Waimate, Waimate District, near Canterbury | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.128: Taken on charge as NZ1448 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 10.10.42. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [3.44-4.44].
Declared surplus by Government Stores Board on SR17/55 dated 22.5.55 and sold by tender number 5968 for £505 to Hawera Aero Club. Struck off charge 7.7.55. Registered ZK-BLI 6.7.55 to Brian L Haybittle, (Chief Flying Instructor of Hawera Aero Club), Hawera. Re-registered 24.9.56 to South Otago Aero Club, Balclutha. Badly damaged on landing Balclutha 22.11.57; repaired and returned to service.
Badly damaged 13.9.62 when crashed on take off at Balclutha Aerodrome, Balclutha, South Otago, South Island; pilot O D Hughes.
Re-registered 4.4.63 to AJ Padgett, t/a Rexair Flying School, Dunedin; named "Captain Bli". Re-registered 28.8.79 to D J MacMillan, Dunedin. Re-registered 31.8.84 to I H Atkinson, Hanmer Springs. Re-registered 20.12.85 to Peter H Elworthy (Sir Peter with effect from 11.6.88 - he was Knighted in the 1988 Queens Birthday Honours List), Timaru (based Craigmore).
Badly damaged when overturned on landing near Waimate 30.1.88; Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Peter Herbert Elworthy. [Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand and the seat of Waimate District. It is situated just inland from the eastern coast of the South Island].Repaired and returned to service. Took part in the Millenium Vintage Air Rally from North Cape to Bluff between 9.2.2000 and 18.2.2000.
Painted in RNZAF colours as NZ1448 “48” (by 9.2.2000). (Sir Peter H Elworthy died 11.1.2004). Re-registered 14.3.2005 to Tiger BLI Syndicate, Manukau. Currently registered and airworthy
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Elworthy
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pNZ1.html
7. https://steemkr.com/history/@len.george/de-havilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a-nz-1421-to-nz-1465-1939-to-1956-part-6
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waimate
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 1957 | ZK-BLI | South Otago Aero Club | 0 | Balclutha Aerodrome, Otago | |
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| 13 September 1962 | ZK-BLI | South Otago Aero Club | 0 | Balclutha Aerodrome, Otago | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 08-Feb-2011 23:38 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2022 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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