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| Date: | Sunday 15 October 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Schleicher Ka 4 Rhönlerche II |
| Owner/operator: | Waipukurau Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GBE |
| MSN: | 237 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bridge Pa Aerodrome, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot Michael Wilson. Canopy came open during tow. Unable to maintain flight, glider damaged on rough ground.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1958 | ZK-GBE | Hawkes Bay Gliding Club | 0 | Hastings, Hawke's Bay | |
unk |
| 28 November 1970 | ZK-GBE | Hauraki Aero Club | Thames Aerodrome, Waikato | |
unk | |
| 3 April 1976 | ZK-GBE | Hauraki Aero Club | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty 1 | |
unk | |
| 18 March 1989 | ZK-GBE | Rotorua Gliding Club | near Thames, Waikato | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 07-Aug-2011 03:42 | karaka | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2012 02:06 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 15-Feb-2022 01:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Feb-2022 01:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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