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| Date: | Saturday 4 March 1961 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher K 7 Rhönadler |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington & Wairarapa Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-GBN |
| MSN: | 380 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Paraparaumu Airport, Wellington 5 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Paraparaumu (NZPP) |
| Paraparaumu (NZPP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot R. Patston
GBN was flying a display at an air show at Paraparaumu Airport.
The pilot made a low- level run down Runway 34 before pulling up into a chandelle to land on Rwy 16.
During the turn the glider stalled and struck the ground with one wing-tip and cart-wheeled onto its nose.
The Rhönadler sustained major damage to its starboard wing and the forward section of the fuselage.
The pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 January 1971 | ZK-GBN | Wellington Gliding Club | Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
unk | |
| 29 September 1973 | ZK-GBN | Blenheim Tiger Syndicate | Omaka Aerodrome, Marlborough | |
unk | |
| 3 March 1982 | ZK-GBN | V L A Powell | Woodbourne AFB, Marlborough | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 24-May-2009 02:52 | angels one five | Updated |
| 24-May-2009 15:53 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Feb-2011 02:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 22-Sep-2011 10:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 14:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 14:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 04:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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