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| Date: | Wednesday 24 April 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gardan GY-20 Minicab |
| Owner/operator: | M W Meredith |
| Registration: | ZK-DAG |
| MSN: | AACA/14/1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wainui Forest, Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Broadlands |
| Waipukurau | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The home-built Minicab crashed as the result of an in-flight structural failure.
This catastrophic failure was due to flutter of the tail surfaces originating at the elevator trim tab.
Location was Wainui Forest, 12 miles southeast of Taupo Airport.
Sources:
https://www.taic.org.nz/inquiry/ao-1991-012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2009 21:11 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-May-2009 02:36 | XLerate | Updated |
| 07-Aug-2020 04:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 20:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Oct-2021 05:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 22:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Plane category, ] |
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