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| Date: | Sunday 28 December 1969 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6CR Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GAN |
| MSN: | 911/60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Norsewood, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot delayed selection of landing area until too late and was required to make a tight circuit. Glider was still turning when it touched down and ground looped.
Sources:
NZGK Accident briefs 1969
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 December 1960 | ZK-GAN | Wanganui Gliding Club | 0 | Matamata, Waikato | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2011 22:46 | karaka | Added |
| 29-Jul-2011 00:58 | karaka | Updated [Time, ] |
| 22-Sep-2011 08:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, ] |
| 27-Jan-2022 03:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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