Date:	Friday 18 December 2009
Time:	08:58 LT
Type:	Schempp-Hirth Mini Nimbus HS7
Owner/operator:	private
Registration:	ZK-GLN
MSN:	24
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Blenheim, Marlborough -   New Zealand
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	NZOM
Destination airport:	NZOM
Investigating agency:	CAA NZ
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The glider was launched by aero-tow from Omaka Aerodrome at about 0830.
The pilot intended to fly south to the Lake Coleridge area and return to Omaka, a flight of several hours.
The tow plane pilot raised the alarm at about 2130, when he realised that the glider had not returned to Omaka, and the wreckage of the glider was located at about 0300 on the 19th by a searching helicopter. Location was on Orchard Spur, around 7km South of Blenheim.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10616613
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/3186226/Fatal-glider-crash-investigation-begins
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-GLN_Fatal.pdf

http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/mininim.htm

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

9 February 1979	ZK-GLN			Te Hoe, Waikato		unk
1 January 1970	I-MAGU	CSVVA, Varese	0			w/o

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Dec-2009 12:26	angels one five	Added
18-Dec-2009 13:52	angels one five	Updated
19-Dec-2009 00:45	TB	Updated
19-Dec-2009 03:12	RobertMB	Updated
19-Dec-2009 08:46	slowkid	Updated
19-Dec-2009 18:48	angels one five	Updated
19-Dec-2009 23:50	angels one five	Updated
20-Dec-2009 02:59	Alpine Flight	Updated
21-Dec-2009 19:44	RobertMB	Updated
13-Feb-2010 10:42	harro	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
17-Oct-2011 07:02	Alpine Flight	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
15-Feb-2022 18:52	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Narrative]
10-Mar-2022 07:48	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type]