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| Date: | Saturday 6 November 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 13 |
| Owner/operator: | Auckland Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GGS |
| MSN: | 13273 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NZAR |
| NZAR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Starboard wing struck boundary fence post on final approach to runway 07.
Sources:
I watched it happen
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1975 | ZK-GGS | Auckland Gliding Club | 0 | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
unk |
| 9 August 1986 | ZK-GGS | Auckland Gliding Club | 0 | Drury, Auckland | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 10-May-2011 00:01 | karaka | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 29-Mar-2020 06:37 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2022 23:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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