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| Date: | Friday 29 December 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.41 Skylark 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Skylark Syndicate |
| Registration: | ZK-GAS |
| MSN: | 1016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mt St Cuthbert, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 29/12/1961 at Mount Saint Cuthbert (aka Mount Horrible), Tara Hill,s Omarama, New Zealand. Pilot Maurice G Wills injured. Glider crashed shortly after aerotow when the glider collided with terrain. Pilot was stretchered from the scene severly injured.
Registration ZK-GAS cancelled 30/6/1962
Sources:
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/skylark2.htm
http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKGAH.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20161016191618/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/menu/drop-index.h]tml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Dec-2010 22:46 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Dec-2010 23:33 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2011 05:10 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2013 23:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2020 21:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2022 01:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 09:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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