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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-GIW |
| MSN: | 76 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Takapau, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
First registered in New Zealand as ZK-GIW in November 1974: Substantially damaged 16/01/1977 when crashed near Takapau, New Zealand (pilot D Waters). Repaired and rebuilt as a Numbus 2B
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/nimbus2.htm
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1348586
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ZK-GIW.jpg
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKGIQ.htm
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20180129154606/http://gliding.co.nz/classifieds/show-ad/?id=409
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 1982 | ZK-GIW | near Piopio, King Country | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 09-Jan-2017 17:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2022 19:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Mar-2022 07:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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