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| Date: | Saturday 29 December 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Cirrus |
| Owner/operator: | Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GFZ |
| MSN: | 20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Matamau, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ex D-8441; to ZK-GFZ 8/68. Substantially damaged when crashed at Matamata, New Zealand 29/12/73 (pilot R H McGovern). Registration cancelled 2/74.
Rebuilt by including parts from ZK-GFV; restored as ZK-GVZ 12/94
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKGAH.htm
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/cirrus.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1968 | ZK-GFZ | F Gatland | 0 | Drury, Auckland | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 29-Dec-2012 11:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2015 18:03 | PJL | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Feb-2022 19:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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