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Date: | Sunday 8 July 1973 |
Time: | |
Type: | Slingsby T.31B Tandem Tutor |
Owner/operator: | Taupo Gliding Club |
Registration: | ZK-GAC |
MSN: | 232 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mt Tauhara, Taupo -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Taupo, New Zeland |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:C/no CGC/1; 232. First Registered as ZK-GAC 31/1/52. Built by Canterbury Gliding Club; To Taupo Gliding Club 19.9.67 as their first glider. Written off when crashed onto Mt.Tauhara, near Taupo 8.7.73, pilot T Gould.
Registration cancelled 31/10/73
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333 [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.taupoglidingclub.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=11]
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm
http://www.dave.wise.btinternet.co.uk/DWZKGAH.htm
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2009 12:58 |
XLerate |
Added |
09-May-2012 14:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
19-May-2018 02:52 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
02-Feb-2022 02:13 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
04-Feb-2022 09:38 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |