ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70168
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 24-NOV-2009 |
| Time: | ~4 p.m. |
| Type: | Bölkow Phoebus C |
| Operator: | Private. |
| Registration: | ZK-GHI |
| C/n / msn: | 918 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kerepehi, south-east of Ngatea -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Matamata airfield. |
The Phoebus struck an electric fence when making an off-airfield landing in a paddock near Kerepehi.
The pilot suffered an electric shock, burns, and fractures to some ribs and an arm. It took rescuers 50 minutes to extricate him from the wrecked glider before he could be airlifted to hospital.
Sources:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3093656/Pilot-injured-after-glider-hits-electric-fence
http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/injured-glider-pilot-may-need-surgery/3906939/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2009 20:59 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Nov-2009 21:01 | angels one five | Updated |
| 26-Nov-2009 06:27 | slowkid | Updated |
| 27-Nov-2009 09:31 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Dec-2009 06:37 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated |
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