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| Date: | Saturday 21 August 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BNP |
| MSN: | 18-5254 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Masterton Aerodrome, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | NZMS |
| NZMS | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot, T R F McLellan was towing a glider at take off when the glider got out of position (low) causing ZK-BNP to pitch up at a very high angle. The pilot was unable to release the glider. Consequently, ZK-BNP stalled and crashed, sadly, killing the pilot. the glider pilot was not injured.
[ This entry is WRONG in almost every respect and should be removed. Signed, angels one five.]
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
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 |
| 11 January 1987 | ZK-BNP | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club | 1 | Near Masterton Aerodrome, Wairarapa | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 14-Mar-2012 23:21 | Garrick Andrews | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Dec-2013 20:37 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 25-Sep-2021 04:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 06:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Sep-2022 20:28 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Damage, ] |
| 24-Oct-2022 06:50 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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