ZK-APZ de
Havilland D.H.82A Tiger Moth
(c/n 83528)
ZK-APZ was ex NZ683 and is seen
here in 1949 whilst operated by the Motueka
Aero Club. It was sold to Aerial
Agriculture Ltd of Hastings and became a topdresser
in 1951. It crashed at Porangahau on 6
December 1959 when it failed to become airborne,
struck a fence and overturned.
The aircraft was on lease to Marshall and Neville Ltd
at the time. Its
fuselage was last seen on a dump at Hastings in 1959.