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| Date: | Sunday 17 November 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-GHC |
| MSN: | 61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Five Rivers, Southland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Heavy landing from approach in high wind and turbulence.
Pilot seriously injured. Was taking part in South Island Regional Gliding Championships.
Sources:
1. CAA Accident brief 85-108
2. AHSNZ, 1986, Aerolog, Vol 1 No 1.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1975 | ZK-GHC | Te Kauwhata, Waikato | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-May-2021 13:03 | KevBen | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2021 13:03 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 01-Feb-2022 20:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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