Incident De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth ZK-AIK,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64479
 
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Date:Sunday 8 January 1950
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:Auckland Aero Club
Registration: ZK-AIK
MSN: 83465
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sea off Port Charles, Waikato -   New Zealand
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Port Charles Beach, Port Charles, Coromandel, New Zealand
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 83465 (Gipsy Major #83586); To T5756 but shipped direct to New Zealand on SS Rangitiki 5.7.40. Toc as NZ668 at Rongotai 18.10.40. Postwar: To 42 Squadron.

Sold to Auckland Aero Club from No.42 Squadron on 12 April 1946 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft register as ZK-AIK.[All yellow with a black registration]. Damaged when struck by Tiger Moth ZK-AIF taxying Mangere 21.7.46; repaired and returned to service.

Written off in an accident when crashed into the sea off Port Charles Beach, Port Charles, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand 18.1.50, after pilot lost control while low flying (Pilot: T.J.W. Dotton) and cancelled from register on 18.9.51.

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh82.htm
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p834.html
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm
6. https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/112595
7. Tiger Moth ZK-AIK in flight at Mangere Auckland, 11.46: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30658408 [photo]
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel_Peninsula

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
09-Feb-2011 02:41 angels one five Updated [Cn, Damage, Narrative]
26-May-2012 18:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Sep-2021 21:09 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
08-Oct-2021 13:56 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
09-Oct-2021 07:50 Antonio Updated [Narrative]
29-Jan-2022 18:17 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]
11-Feb-2022 19:29 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
11-Feb-2022 19:50 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
12-Feb-2022 09:17 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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