ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69463
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 28-OCT-2009 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Ventus b/16.6 |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-GVP |
| C/n / msn: | 104 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bombay Hills, S of Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Drury |
The Ventus crashed in a paddock near Nikau Road in the Bombay Hills, south of Auckland at about 4 p.m. today.
The pilot, Ross Annabell, a man about 60 years old , was unconscious and died shortly afterwards.
Sources:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/man-killed-in-auckland-glider-crash-3098033
http://www.3news.co.nz/Man-dies-after-glider-crash-in-Bombay-Hills/tabid/209/articleID/127217/cat/41/Default.aspx#top
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2009 00:58 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Oct-2009 04:28 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2011 02:53 | karaka29211 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:15 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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