ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88241
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| Date: | Friday 18 November 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.50 Skylark 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Bay of Plenty Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GDM |
| MSN: | FMD46 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Manawahe, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kawerau |
| Rotorua | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While being towed by Auster J/1B ZK-AYU from Kawerau to Rotorua, the Auster went into a spin and the glider had trouble getting released. Eventually the glider broke free, but there not enough height for recovery and the glider crashed. The pilot was uninjured.
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Ian Raymond Todd.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aviation Historical society of New Zealand, Journal Vol 27 No 1, 1984.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1975 | ZK-GDM | I M Pride & A A Schulte | near Matamata, Waikato | |
unk | |
| 18 February 1984 | ZK-GDM | Eastern Bay of Plenty Gliding Club | near Matamata, Waikato | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 14-May-2018 11:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 21:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Feb-2022 03:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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