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| Date: | Sunday 1 January 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6CR Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | Piako Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GDB |
| MSN: | 6118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Matamata Aerodrome, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot William Beale. Crashed on landing, canopy opened and possibly hit pilot who was injured.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1978, Newsletter 4.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 1970 | ZK-GDB | T H Richardson | Carterton, Wairarapa | |
unk | |
| 6 February 1977 | ZK-GDB | Piako Gliding Club | near Matamata, Waikato | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Feb-2022 15:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Feb-2022 11:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Mar-2022 03:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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