Incident AutoGyro Europe Calidus Fern ZK-MZM,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146370
 
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Date:Sunday 17 June 2012
Time:16:00+ LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CDUS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
AutoGyro Europe Calidus Fern
Owner/operator:SkyGy Limited
Registration: ZK-MZM
MSN: NZC003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
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:


Mt Maunganui 31Mar2012

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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 [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source]]
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]

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