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| Date: | Tuesday 27 December 1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | primary |
| Owner/operator: | Heretaunga Gliding Club |
| Registration: | Unreg |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hastings, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hastings |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Occurred on the second day of the annual camp of the New Zealand Gliding Association at Hastings.
The glider was flying low along the runway when a wind gust caused the glider to stall and crash into the ground. The pilot, Mr T. Husheer, escaped injury.
Sources:
AHRS Newsletter
Poverty Bay Herald, 30 December 1932
New Zealand Herald, 4 January 1933.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2011 17:45 | karaka | Added |
| 13-Jul-2020 01:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jul-2020 21:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2022 05:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Feb-2022 11:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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