ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29142
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| Date: | Monday 11 September 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 15 |
| Owner/operator: | Piako Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GGF |
| MSN: | 15027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ngatamahinerua, Kaimai Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZMA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot Larry Bruin. Aircraft entered cloud and flew into terrain. Pilot was trapped in the wreckage for two days before being rescued.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Press, 14 September 1972
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 December 1971 | ZK-GGF | Piako Gliding Club | Matamata Aerodrome, Waikato | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Aug-2011 14:02 | karaka | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2011 14:08 | karaka | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Aug-2020 20:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Aug-2020 21:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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