Date:	Sunday 1 January 2012
Time:	10:45 LT
Type:	RAF 2000 GTX SE
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	ZK-RCO
MSN:	H2-97-8-303
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Whangarei Airport, Northland -   New Zealand
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	NZWR
Destination airport:	NZWR
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A RAF 2000 GTX SE gyrocopter was caught by a wind gust, tipped on its side and crashed when landing at Whangarei Airport - NZWR.

The pilot escaped unhurt.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/?blogid=1226232&blogurl=copter-crash-scare
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10776316
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Weekly_Accident_Reports/Accidents_registered_to_09_Jan_2012.pdf

http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/large/000/580/580065.jpg (photo)

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


20 October 1999

ZK-RCO

Private

0

Whangarei Airport, Northland

w/o

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
01-Jan-2012 23:57	RobertMB	Added
01-Jan-2012 23:58	RobertMB	Updated [Narrative, ]
02-Jan-2012 09:36	Alpine Flight	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ]
03-Jan-2012 00:19	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ]
23-Jan-2012 01:44	RobertMB	Updated [Date, Source, ]
23-Jan-2022 02:48	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Narrative, ]