Incident Schempp-Hirth Ventus b/16.6 ZK-GTR, Thursday 30 November 1989
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Date:Thursday 30 November 1989
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VENT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Ventus b/16.6
Owner/operator:
Registration: ZK-GTR
MSN: 105
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Tirau, Waikato -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Murray Owen Hopkins.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

4 January 1999 ZK-GTR 1 Maramarua, Waikato w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
19-Jan-2012 06:11 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Damage, ]
15-Feb-2022 18:54 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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