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| Date: | Saturday 13 February 1988 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6E Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | M D Stuart |
| Registration: | ZK-GFK |
| MSN: | 4098 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Eketahuna, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a manoeuvre on short final for an outlanding a wingtip struck the ground causing the glider to groundloop.
Sources:
NZGK Apr/May 1990
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1972 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
unk | |
| 4 August 1973 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
unk | |
| 22 February 1975 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | 0 | Reikorangi, Wellington 5 | |
sub |
| 7 December 1975 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | 0 | near Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
unk |
| 11 March 1978 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | Te Horo, Wellington 5 | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2011 18:57 | karaka | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 08:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, ] |
| 22-Sep-2011 08:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 15:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-Sep-2021 05:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Sep-2021 09:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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