ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62553
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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 13 |
| Owner/operator: | Tauranga Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GFB |
| MSN: | 13002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tauriko, Bay of Plenty 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
First registered as ZK-GFB in January 1967. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on 21/6/1970 near Tauriko Airstrip (Belk Road) Tauranga, New Zealand. Pilot Michael Double died in crash. Registration ZK-GFB cancelled 31/7/1970.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ask13.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161016191618/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:
4. http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/menu/drop-index.html
5. Press, 22 June 1970.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 05-Jan-2013 04:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2021 19:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Feb-2022 01:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Mar-2022 07:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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