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Date: | Sunday 17 June 2012 |
Time: | 16:00+ LT |
Type: | AutoGyro Europe Calidus Fern |
Owner/operator: | SkyGy Limited |
Registration: | ZK-MZM |
MSN: | NZC003 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Tauranga Harbour, Bay of Plenty 1 -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | NZTG |
Destination airport: | NZTG |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The gyrocopter crashed into Tauranga Harbour while travelling between Mt Maunganui and Matakana Island. The two occupants were rescued by people in private boats. One person had minor injuries and was taken to hospital.
Sources:
yahoo.co.nz
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/13967982/gyrocopter-crash-at-tauranga-harbour/_
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Weekly_Accident_Reports/Accidents_registered_to_18_Jun_2012.pdf
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/AirReg3.asp?Mark=mzm&Query3=Get+Reg+Mark
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/2012/20120617_CDUS_ZK-MZM_1107.jpg)
Mt Maunganui 31Mar2012
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Jun-2012 00:22 |
Geo |
Added |
17-Jun-2012 10:33 |
Geno |
Updated [Time, Source] |
18-Jun-2012 22:07 |
turtle |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source] |
19-Jun-2012 07:06 |
flyernzl |
Updated |
08-Aug-2020 03:16 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
07-Oct-2021 22:37 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
14-Feb-2022 00:57 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |