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| Date: | Saturday 22 February 1975 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6E Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GFK |
| MSN: | 4098 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Reikorangi, Wellington 5 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot C R Quennell. When committed to land in a paddock the pilot noted it had considerable downslope. Full airbrakes and wheel brake were utilised and when these proved inadequate, a ground loop was initiated. The aircraft hit the far fence side on.
Repaired.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aircraft accident brief 75/027
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1972 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
unk | |
| 4 August 1973 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
unk | |
| 7 December 1975 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | 0 | near Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
unk |
| 11 March 1978 | ZK-GFK | Wellington Gliding Club | Te Horo, Wellington 5 | |
sub | |
| 13 February 1988 | ZK-GFK | M D Stuart | 0 | near Eketahuna, Wairarapa | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 13-Jul-2011 01:44 | karaka | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 19-Jul-2011 18:59 | karaka | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2011 08:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 14:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 04:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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