ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62960
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| Date: | Monday 1 February 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Tandem Tutor |
| Owner/operator: | Waikato Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GAI |
| MSN: | SS/AS/2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gordonton, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gordonton, Waikato | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ex South Africa ZS-GBF, then Southern Rhodesia, no number. Kit-built imported complete from RAF Thornhill Glding Club, Rhodesia: c/n assigned by Auckland sailplanes when reassembled in NZ. First registered as ZK-GAI on 31/1/1954. Written off (damaged beyond repair) on 1/2/1965: Pilot encountered gust of wind while landing at Gordonton, Waitako, New Zealand.(Pilot C Lou Cadman)
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKGAH.htm
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=agricultural&action=display&thread=17452&page=5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Jun-2011 02:00 | karaka | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2011 22:27 | karaka | Updated [Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2012 12:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2012 12:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2020 10:33 | planewriting | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2022 09:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Oct-2023 04:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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