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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCBC Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Greymouth Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-CRH |
| MSN: | 7GCBC-32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Greymouth Aerodrome, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot K Buchanan. Ran off Aerodrome runway and landed in nearby lagoon. Pilot uninjured, aircraft recovered by crane.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1982, Newsletter 1.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 1970 | ZK-CRH | Middle Districts Aero Club | Pohangina, Manawatu 2 | |
unk | |
| 10 October 1978 | ZK-CRH | N D Koreneff | 0 | Invercargill, Southland | |
sub |
| 7 April 1980 | ZK-CRH | D B Simpson & others | 0 | near Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
unk |
| 18 January 2015 | ZK-CRH | 0 | Hinuera | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 31-Jan-2022 01:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 04:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 22:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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