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| Date: | Sunday 31 December 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.43 Skylark 3F |
| Owner/operator: | Canterbury Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GCB |
| MSN: | FMD 16 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St Bathans Range, Otago. -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot Henry A. Aitken. R.I.P.
A spar cap failed in flight. The pilot abandoned the glider but did not survive the parachute jump.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. New Zealand Wings, Feb 1975.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 05-Jun-2010 00:12 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2010 00:48 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
| 05-Oct-2021 10:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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