ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77855
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 2010 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-GCU |
| MSN: | 676 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Paraparaumu Airport, Wellington 5 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Paraparaumu (NZPP) |
| Paraparaumu (NZPP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A single-seater glider was approaching Paraparaumu Airport, when it lost height and came down in a street short of the airfield after clipping power lines. The pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4143872/Lucky-escape-for-pilot
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/7972845/glider-crashes-by-kapiti-school/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2010 03:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Sep-2010 03:31 | slowkid | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2010 04:14 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Sep-2010 21:12 | angels one five | Updated [Damage] |
| 23-Sep-2011 06:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2021 14:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2022 04:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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