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| Date: | Saturday 24 January 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.50 Skylark 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Auckland Aviation Sports Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GCU |
| MSN: | 1352 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hobsonville AFB, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with trees on approach. Pilot not injured. RNZAF Auckland ASC.
Sources:
1. CAA Accident brief 81-012
2. AHSNZ, 1981, Newsletters 1 and 8.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Apr-2021 09:39 | KevBen | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 08:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 21:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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