ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201414
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Date: | Thursday 16 November 2017 |
Time: | |
Type: | Pipistrel Taurus Electro |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | ZK-GEL |
MSN: | 147 TAel |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Kaikohe, Northland -
New Zealand
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Kaikohe NZKO |
Destination airport: | Kaikohe NZKO |
Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The glider took off in the afternoon to fly in the local area.
At 5:30 pm it was declared overdue, and the wreckage was found by a searching helicopter 3.2 kilometres
west of the airfield. The 72-years-old pilot was found dead.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=11944896&ref=twitter https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/98974668/a-person-is-dead-after-a-glider-crash-in-kaikohe-far-north NZ CAA register of aircraft
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Nov-2017 19:26 |
angels one five |
Added |
16-Nov-2017 19:26 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
16-Nov-2017 19:47 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
20-Nov-2017 13:00 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
27-Nov-2017 18:23 |
Anon. |
Updated [Cn] |
01-Feb-2022 02:39 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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