ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75765
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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 2010 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus-2b |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-GZP |
| MSN: | 59 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near St Arnaud, Nelson -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZLE |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A downdraft was encountered while ridge soaring, causing the aircraft to sink and strike the tree tops.
At about 4 pm an ELT signal was detected.
The Rescue Co-ordination Centre phoned the cell no. of the owner of the beacon who told them he had crashed his glider amidst 20-metre tall beech trees about 7km / 4miles south of Lake Station / Nelson Lakes airstrip ( NZLE ) in the Saint Arnaud district of Nelson.
The 60-year old pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gliding&action=display&thread=11532
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 2022 | ZK-GZP | Private | 1 | Mt St Cuthbert, Otago | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2010 15:10 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Jul-2010 15:18 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jul-2010 00:41 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2010 00:57 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2012 09:34 | OR | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2022 03:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2022 07:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Feb-2022 01:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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