Saturday, 29 August 2009

ZK-VVV has come to grief!

Hot off the wire, Heydecke V16 (I16 replica) ZK-VVV has crashed near Ponga Road, South Auckland, around 1730 today while attempting a spin. Thankfully the aircraft was fitted with a style of ballistic parachute and this has cushioned the ensuing crash with the pilot/owner thankfully ok to tell the tale.....

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6 comments:

  1. cessna18529 August 2009 at 20:40

    Gosh how many times does it take !!
    Hasn't that only just come back into the air after repairs ?

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  2. Sir Minty29 August 2009 at 22:25

    Is this the first time an aircraft in New Zealand has been saved by a Ballistic Recovery Parachute?

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  3. Nicks BIGSKY Aviation30 August 2009 at 10:10

    Good show and BUGGER

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  4. James30 August 2009 at 15:48

    Nice save by the chute, sounds like it would have really been splatsville without it.

    From the photos looks like not much damage.

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  5. MRCAviation30 August 2009 at 16:21

    I'd hazard a guess that the impact looks to be minimal but being a composite machine it could still be 'written off'. Pity.

    Thank goodness for the owner he had the foresight to put in a ballistic chute!

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  6. Anonymous1 December 2012 at 17:03

    in this issue of vector

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