ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29745
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| Date: | Monday 4 January 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Ventus b/16.6 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-GTR |
| MSN: | 105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maramarua, Waikato -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The glider was on a club-contest task that comprised two laps of a triangular course originating from, and terminating at, Drury. On the fourth leg, ZK-GTR was in company with two other aircraft, but near Maramarua the pilot reported that he was going toland. He did not, however, give any reason for his intention to land. A ground witness observed the glider pitch up from level flight and enter a steep nose-down spiral from which it did not recover before striking the ground. A post-mortem examination of the pilot found severe coronary artery disease, which probably resulted in an in-flight incapacitation and loss of control. No indication was found of any pre-impact aircraft defect.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. CAA NZ Occurrence reference 99/1.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 1989 | ZK-GTR | near Tirau, Waikato | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Feb-2022 08:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 18-Feb-2022 08:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
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