Tapp died on 23 May 1992https://supremecourt.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/781196/1992-NTSC-123-Elders-Rural-Finance-Ltd-v-Tapp-6-Aug-1992-Martin-J.pdf in his own bed on Killarney Station at the age of 62. He was buried at the station on 3 June. A plaque on his grave reads:
