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| Date: | Monday 2 January 1995 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | F-UMGG |
| MSN: | 1/2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5km N Lindis Pass, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZOM |
| NZOM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot while in practice day at 8000ft prior to competing in the 1995 World Gliding Championships at Omarama, bailed out of his sailplane at about 8000 feet when it disintegrated in severe turbulence and was seen by an observing pilot to spiral and crash into the ground north of the Lindis Pass about 30 kilometres south of Omarama. Gérard Lherm was observed to parachute safely and uninjured, started walking over difficult terrain to the main road about five kilometres from where he landed.
According to Wikipedia, this glider was operated by the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air). Letters GG are the last two letters of its (military) radio callsign - info courtesy of R. Cawsey.
Sources:
1. NZ Gliding Kiwi Feb/Mar 1995
2. www.aerobaticsweb.org/WORLD_95/bulletin_5.html
3. www.rcawsey.co.uk/nimbus4.htm
4. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schempp-Hirth_Nimbus-4
5. Wings Over New Zealand
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jun-2011 23:54 | karaka | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2011 00:11 | karaka | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2011 17:38 | karaka | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2012 05:43 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 24-Nov-2013 20:42 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2022 02:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Mar-2022 07:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2022 01:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2022 21:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
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