ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58915
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 March 2009 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: | tandem hang-glider |
| Owner/operator: | Skytrek Hang Gliding |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Queenstown, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Remarkables Knoll |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An eyewitness told the news media the hang-glider entered a steep turn before the wings collapsed and it fell 300m to the ground. The emergency parachute was found near the wreckage. Location: Boyds paddock, off Kingston Road, Kelvin Heights.
Sources:
1. Otago Daily Times - Two killed in hang-glider crash
2. NZ Herald - Waipu fireman dies in hang-glider crash
3. NZ Police - Update: Hang Glider Crash
4. Otago Daily Times - Wife watched as hang-glider crashed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2009 22:25 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Mar-2009 00:02 | XLerate | Updated |
| 31-Jan-2022 16:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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