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De Havilland Chipmunk crash due to pilot misjudgement

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During an aerobatic display at Wanaka, New Zealand, on 3 April 1994 this De Havilland Chipmunk collided with the ground killing the pilot. Probable causes are a misjudgement of loss of height and/or a mistaken impression regarding the aircraft height above ground prior to manoeuvre commencement.

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