ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274222
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| Date: | Monday 17 January 2022 |
| Time: | c. 14:15 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus 2b |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-GZP |
| MSN: | 59 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt St Cuthbert, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A glider crashed under unknown circumstances on Mt St Cuthbert, near Omarama, Otago, South Island
The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127524256/one-dead-after-otago-glider-crash
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/one-killed-glider-crash-near-omarama
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127539470/flying-in-another-realm-victim-of-fatal-gliding-crash-died-doing-what-he-loved
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 December 2009 | ZK-GZP | Private | 0 | near St Arnaud, Nelson | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2022 10:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jan-2022 11:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2022 10:43 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 02-Feb-2022 01:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Mar-2022 08:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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