ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62673
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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.30B Prefect |
| Owner/operator: | Taupo Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GAB |
| MSN: | 642 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Taupo, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
First registered in New Zealand in February 1950' acquired by the Taupo Gliding Club in 1968 as their second ever glider.
Crashed and substantially damaged in a crash landing near Taupo, New Zealand on 4/8/1968. Pilot John D Lane. Pilot landed in unsuitable area and ground looped to avoid personal injury.
De-registered, and registration ZK-GAB cancelled 30/11/68. Rebuilt and re-registered as ZK-GGP 30/9/69. Restored as ZK-GAB by 31/7/79. Withdrawn From use, and stored in the late 1980s registration cancelled by 31/7/91, but restored in 12/92. Finally withdrawn form use again and stored at Queenstown; registration cancelled 31/10/99.
Restored to static display: photographed as such on 12/9/2007 at Frankton Queenstown Internatonall Airport (ZQN/NZQN) hanging from the roof of the terminal building
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
www.airpics.net/photo/ZK-GAB-Slingsby-T-30B-Prefect-Private/10287
http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKGAH.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.taupoglidingclub.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=11]
NZGK Aug/Sep 1969
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Jul-2011 21:45 | karaka | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2012 13:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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