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| Date: | Sunday 11 January 1987 |
| Time: | c. 1518 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BNP |
| MSN: | 18-5254 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Masterton Aerodrome, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Masterton |
| Masterton | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Tow plane upset. After take-off from vector 24, at an altitude of 200 to 300 feet while towing a DG100 single-seat glider (ZK-GOG), tow plane ZK-BNP was alleged by the glider pilot to have banked steeply to the left and began to descend . The glider pilot realised that he could not follow the tow plane and went to release the tow rope. However, before he could do so the rope snapped due to overloading. The Cub failed to recover from a stall/spin induced by the sudden pitch up resulting from the detachment of the glider and struck the ground. It was destroyed by impact and fire. The pilot was killed.
The glider landed safely on the aerodrome.
Nicola Gaye Macdonald, 21, R.I.P.
Sources:
Aircraft Accident Report No. 87-011.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 April 1957 | ZK-BNP | Cookson Airspread Ltd | 0 | Wairoa, Hawke's Bay | |
sub |
| 9 February 1960 | ZK-BNP | Cookson Airspread Ltd | 0 | Tutira, Hawke's Bay | |
sub |
| 21 August 1982 | ZK-BNP | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club | 0 | Masterton Aerodrome, Wairarapa | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Oct-2008 23:35 | bravohotel | Updated |
| 28-Nov-2008 23:29 | angels one five | Updated |
| 23-Dec-2008 23:48 | angels one five | Updated |
| 06-Jun-2010 02:13 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2011 07:31 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2014 09:23 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 06:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Oct-2022 21:37 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2023 03:23 | angels one five | Updated |
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