Thursday, 23 July 2026

Microlight Aircraft of New Zealand (6) - The Remaining Registered Scouts

Here are the remaining nine Scouts of the 49 that have been registered in New Zealand including three that have been recently registered by Jonathan Mauchline of Wanganui:

ZK-OMA (c/n MAANZ/193)
Registered 14 Apr 1983 to Alistair M. Maydon, Waitati.  Crashed Waitati after an engine failure 24 March 1992.  Cancelled 24 Sep 1998 withdrawn from use.

ZK-OWL (c/n 0522/MAANZ114)
Registered 13 Aug 1982 to B. L. Aldred, Whenuapai, then 20 Mar 1998 B. D. Boswell, Wellington.  Cancelled 27 Sep 1999 withdrawn from use.  
Feb 2002 Stored at Taupo hanging from ceiling with Neil France.
Aug 2012 preserved at Rangitata Island with Russell Brodie


ZK-PCB (c.n MAANZ/168)  Registered 4 Nov 1982 to P. C. Brown, Christchurch, then 22 Dec 1983 Don M. Palmer, Kaiapoi, then 28 Apr 1986 P. G. Penny, Wanaka.  Cancelled 7 Jan 1994 as withdrawn from use.

ZK-PGH (c/n MAANZ/209)  Registered 17 Aug 1983 to G. A. Hassall, Kaiapoi.  Cancelled 7 Sep 1992 as withdrawn from use.

ZK-RDS (c/n MAANZ/187)  Registered 21 Apr 1983 to J. & R. Smith Ltd Onewhero.   Cancelled 29 Mar 1993 as withdrawn from use.

ZK-YHI (c/n MAANZ/196)  Registered 9 Jun 1983 to J .P. & H. J. Taylor, Wairuna, RD1 Clinton.  Cancelled 10 Sep 1990 as destroyed (in a non flying accident).

And here are the three recent Scouts that have been rescued by Jonathan Mauchline of Wanganui and I guess form the basis of his Scout Troop:


Unregistered example Sep 1982  R. C. Ferguson, Turakina then Jonathan Higgie, Wanganui. Withdrawn from use. 
ZK-RWW (c/n HAR1998)  Registered 17 Nov 1998 to Williams & MacPhee Syndicate (Ralph Williams and Hayden McPhee), Wanganui Cancelled 7 Sep 2001 withdrawn from use 
Re-registered 9 May 2022 to Jonathan A. Mauchline, Whanganui Re-engined with 1-cyl Victa Pixie engine. 

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Unregistered example from the Taradale area.  Flew in the early 1990s
Registered ZK-SLF (c/n PMC2023) 19 Jan 2023 to Jonathan A. Mauchline, Whanganui.  Re-engined with 1-cyl Rotax.


Unregistered example from the Waipukurau area.  Crashed at Waipukurau 7 Jan 2019(?). Stored with Ron Day at Waipukurau.
Registered ZK-JJN (c/n DAY2023) 6 Mar 2023 to Jonathan A. Mauchline, Whanganui.  Re-engined with a Rotax 337 engine.

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