ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87724
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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 1986 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hawera Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BSN |
| MSN: | DHA501 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hawera Aerodrome, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hawera Aerodrome, Hawera, Taranaki Region, New Zealand (NZHA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHA.501 (Gipsy Major #306); Built by DH Australia at Bankstown, Sydney, NSW. Taken on charge as NZ1415 at Unit 18, Rongotai, Wellington 13.11.41. To ITS, Taieri [by 1952].
Declared surplus by Government Stores Board on SR66/56 dated 28.6.56, tender number 6504, and sold to E P Henshaw, Timaru for £376. NZ civil Registered ZK-BSN 4.1.57 to E P Henshaw, Timaru.
Substantially damaged while taxying in high winds at Timaru Airport, Washdyke, Canterbury, South Island 31.5.58; pilot L B Hopkins.Registration cancelled 6.59 as "withdrawn from use".
Re-registered 1.9.61 to J W Rolleston, R D Westenra & TJ Keddell, Timaru, Canterbury. Re-registered 8.12.66 to J R Dunn, Balclutha. Re-registered 7.8.68 to No.27 ATC Squadron, Blenheim. Re-registered 14.7.70 to Blenheim Tiger Syndicate, Blenheim. Re-registered 9.10.75 to Vern L A Powell, and operated by Marlborough Aero Club, Blenheim. To Hawera Aero Club (on loan).
Badly damaged after stalling on take-off Hawera Aerodrome, Hawera, Taranaki Region, New Zealand 15.5.86; Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: David Lloyd Jones.
Sold 1987 and re-registered 10.11.89 to M J Nicoll, NSW, Australia (but remained stored at Blenheim). Sold (1991) back to Vern L A Powell, Nelson (aircraft remained stored at Blenheim). Sold (1992) and re-registered 3.5.94 to Graham M Orphan, Blenheim, t/a Classic Wings Downunder; rebuilt and reflown 28.3.98. Re-registered 14.11.2003 to NZ Historic Aircraft Trust, Papakura. Currently registered and airworthy.
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus5.html
4. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/57217-zk-bsn-1
5. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
6. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/12082
7. https://airportguide.com/airport/info/NZHA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1958 | ZK-BSN | E P Henshaw | 0 | Timaru Airport, Canterbury | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 15-Jan-2022 19:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
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