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Date: | Friday 18 December 2009 |
Time: | 08:58 LT |
Type: | Schempp-Hirth Mini Nimbus HS7 |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | ZK-GLN |
MSN: | 24 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Blenheim, Marlborough -
New Zealand
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | NZOM |
Destination airport: | NZOM |
Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The glider was launched by aero-tow from Omaka Aerodrome at about 0830.
The pilot intended to fly south to the Lake Coleridge area and return to Omaka, a flight of several hours.
The tow plane pilot raised the alarm at about 2130, when he realised that the glider had not returned to Omaka, and the wreckage of the glider was located at about 0300 on the 19th by a searching helicopter. Location was on Orchard Spur, around 7km South of Blenheim.
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/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10616613 http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/3186226/Fatal-glider-crash-investigation-begins
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-GLN_Fatal.pdf
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/mininim.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Dec-2009 12:26 |
angels one five |
Added |
18-Dec-2009 13:52 |
angels one five |
Updated |
19-Dec-2009 00:45 |
TB |
Updated |
19-Dec-2009 03:12 |
RobertMB |
Updated |
19-Dec-2009 08:46 |
slowkid |
Updated |
19-Dec-2009 18:48 |
angels one five |
Updated |
19-Dec-2009 23:50 |
angels one five |
Updated |
20-Dec-2009 02:59 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated |
21-Dec-2009 19:44 |
RobertMB |
Updated |
13-Feb-2010 10:42 |
harro |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
17-Oct-2011 07:02 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
15-Feb-2022 18:52 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
10-Mar-2022 07:48 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type] |