AO-1990-007T Schempp-Hirth Ventus CM Motor Glider D-KKGP, tailplane departed in flight near Pauanui Beach, 5 December 1990

Shortly after becoming airborne from Pauanui Beach Aerodrome, the aircraft's tailplane came off. The pilot abandoned the aircraft but became entangled in the parachute rigging lines and fell to the sea.