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| Date: | Sunday 4 January 1981 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6E Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | Auckland Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GEL |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Morrinsville, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZMA |
| NZMA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot G V Wardell. The pilot selected a paddock with a rough surface for an outlanding. Just prior to touchdown the pilot yawed the aircraft and its fuselage broke in half during the landing roll on the rough surface.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-May-2011 05:49 | karaka | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2011 17:09 | karaka | Updated [Time, ] |
| 15-Feb-2022 18:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Mar-2022 03:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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