ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58815
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| Date: | Friday 27 February 2009 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus |
| Owner/operator: | Glide Omarama / Glider Rentals Limited |
| Registration: | ZK-GYY |
| MSN: | 306 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt St Cuthbert, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NZOA |
| NZOA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The 2-seater gilder crashed into a ridge on the western side of Mount St Cuthbert at about 2:00 pm, the wreckage was found at 3100ft AMSL. The accident occurred shortly after take-off, a few minutes after glider tow release. Other glider pilots in the area immediately called in the emergency and two helicopters were dispatched with a doctor, medical staff, and search and rescue. They found the pilot dead, the seriously injured instructor was flown to Dunedin Hospital.
Sources:
1. Stuff.co.nz / Waikato Times - One dead, one injured in glider crash
2. Otago Daily Times - One pilot dead, one injured
3. NZ Herald - Investigators head to glider crash site
4. NZ Police - One person dead in glider accident
5. CAA - Aircraft Accidents Registered Between: 24-Feb-2009 and 02-Mar-2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2009 21:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Feb-2009 00:02 | angels one five | Updated |
| 27-Feb-2009 07:57 | slowkid | Updated |
| 27-Feb-2009 22:41 | XLerate | Updated |
| 02-Mar-2009 21:02 | XLerate | Updated |
| 08-Jan-2011 09:00 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Damage] |
| 23-Nov-2016 11:17 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 02-Feb-2022 01:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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