ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29743
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| Date: | Sunday 18 October 1998 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: | Slingsby T.51 Dart 15 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-GDV |
| MSN: | FMD 87 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orchard Spur, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was on a soaring flight to the south of Blenheim, and had climbed from 700 feet in the circuit area of the Omaka aerodrome to over 4000 feet in the vicinity of Orchard Spur. The last communication from the pilot was an 'ops normal' call made atabout 1315 hours. The wreckage of the glider was sighted at about 1400 hours near the crest of the spur at an elevation of 2300 feet. The aircraft had struck the ground in a steep nose-down attitude after apparently stalling. No fault could be found with the airframe. No definite cause was established for the accident, although the prevailing turbulent conditions and lack of recent piloting experience were probably contributing factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CAA NZ Aircraft Accident Report 98/2908
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Feb-2022 01:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source] |
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