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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1969 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6CR Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | Auckland Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GCQ |
| MSN: | 6101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tokoroa, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While landing, aircraft struck depression and bounced. Wingtip struck ground and aircraft yawed violently, touching down sideways.
Repaired.
Pilot NVC Banton
Sources:
NZGK accident briefs 1969
coptercrazy
CAA occurance 25/3/2068
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 1965 | ZK-GCQ | Auckland Gliding Club | 0 | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2011 22:52 | karaka | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 08:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2012 18:48 | karaka | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2015 07:50 | NAC36 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Dec-2015 21:06 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2018 08:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Sep-2021 07:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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