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| Date: | Saturday 4 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bensen B8M |
| Owner/operator: | D Malcolm-Smith |
| Registration: | Unreg |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot David Malcolm-Smith. Gyrocopter being towed by vehicle, rope snapped and gyrocopter landed heavily damaging the rotor blades.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Press, 6 August 1962
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 13-Jul-2020 00:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 23-Jan-2022 02:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Mar-2022 06:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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