Incident Glaser-Dirks DG-400 ZK-GPL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87771
 
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Date:Saturday 7 February 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DG40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Glaser-Dirks DG-400
Owner/operator:
Registration: ZK-GPL
MSN: 4-100
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Huntly, Waikato -   New Zealand
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Peter Eric Lyons.
Collided with rabbit hole on takeoff

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
CAA Accident brief 87-057

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
24-Aug-2021 11:55 KevBen Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
16-Feb-2022 00:58 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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