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| Date: | Sunday 2 May 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.43 Skylark 3F |
| Owner/operator: | Marlborough Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GCC |
| MSN: | FMD 15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Omaka Aerodrome, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Omaka Airport (NZOM) |
| Omaka Airport (NZOM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Built from a kit (one of seven built from a kit, not Slingsby built). First registered in New Zealand in April 1961. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 02.05.1965 when crashed at Omaka Airport, 2 nm southwest of Blenheim. Pilot Donald Proctor killed. Registration ZK-GCC cancelled by/on 31.05.1965
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKGAH.htm
3. http://www.glidingheritage.org.uk/documents/articles/slingsby_guide_v3.pdf
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/skylark3.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Jun-2011 03:17 | Peter | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 20-Dec-2014 22:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2017 12:42 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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