ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29823
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 02-JAN-1995 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | GG |
| C/n / msn: | 2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5km N of Lindis Pass, Central Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZOM |
The French pilot Gerard Lherm while in practice day at 8000ft prior to competing in the 1995 World Gliding Championships at Omarama, ejected from his sailplane at about 8000 feet when it disintegrated in severe turbulence and was seen by an observing pilot to spiral and crash into the ground north of the Lindis Pass about 30 kilometres south of Omarama. Lherm was observed to parachute safely and uninjured, started walking over difficult terrain to the main road about five kilometres from where he landed.
Sources:
NZ Gliding Kiwi Feb/Mar 1995
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jun-2011 23:54 | karaka | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2011 00:11 | karaka | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2011 17:38 | karaka | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2012 05:43 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location] |
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