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Date: | Saturday 6 July 1957 |
Time: | day |
Type: | De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth |
Owner/operator: | Hauraki Aero Club |
Registration: | ZK-AJG |
MSN: | DHNZ98 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Thames Aerodrome, Waikato -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Thames Aerodrome, Waikato, New Zealand (NZTH) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN DHNZ.98; Taken on charge by the RNZAF as NZ848 at Unit 18 Rongotai, Wellington, 18.10.41. To 1 EFTS, Taieri [6.42-2.43]. To Wigram [1945] for long-term storage pending disposal
Struck off charge when sold 19.7.46 to Canterbury Aero Club. NZ civil registered as ZK-AJG 17.7.46 to Canterbury Aero Club, Christchurch. Converted for agricultural (topdressing/cropspraying operations). Re-registered 20.10.49 to James Aviation Ltd, Hamilton. Re-registered 23.3.56 to Hauraki Aero Club, Thames. Reported as written off following damage on ground while taxying at Thames Aerodrome, 3km South of Thames, Waikato 6.7.57. Pilot: D.J. Gibson. (However, it was not 100% confirmed that ZK-AJG was the aircraft involved).
Written off (destroyed) when crashed during aerobatics at Thames Aerodrome, 3 km South of Thames, Waikato and destroyed by fire 19.1.58; pilot killed. Registration ZK-AJG cancelled 5.3.58.
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/pNZ0.html 4.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf 5. Tiger Moth ZK-AJG in December 1947:
https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22648689?search%5Bi%5D%5Bprimary_collection%5D=TAPUHI&search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Harewood&search%5Bpath%5D=photos 6.
http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAIQ.htm 7.
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZAM/ZK-AJG.html 8.
https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/112701 9.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Aerodrome See also:
19.1.58 crash:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/63542
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Media:
De Havilland aircraft factory, Rongotai, Wellington, 1939: Tiger Moths NZ848 and NZ849 can be seen in the background:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2009 12:58 |
XLerate |
Added |
23-Sep-2021 11:37 |
Antonio |
Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
10-Oct-2021 16:33 |
Antonio |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
13-Nov-2021 21:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
13-Nov-2021 21:42 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Embed code] |
29-Jan-2022 09:52 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |