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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6CR Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GFG |
| MSN: | 6594 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Deadwood, Tararua Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on Deadwood Hill, east of Paraparaumu and near the Akatarawa Valley. No injury to the pilot.
Sources:
1. Ross Kerr (2006) A Chronology of the Tararua & Rimutaka Ranges
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ka6.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 December 1967 | ZK-GFG | Wellington Gliding Club | 0 | Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
sub |
| 5 January 1969 | ZK-GFG | Wellington Gliding Club | 0 | Unspecified | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2018 20:16 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 21-Jul-2018 20:08 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, ] |
| 21-Jul-2018 20:08 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 05-Aug-2020 00:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Oct-2021 03:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Mar-2022 03:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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