Copter Crash

The pilot of this helicopter (Mr R. R. McCulloch) had a lucky escape when the machine crashed due, it is believed, to a failure in the rotary control system. Blackberry spraying had been carried out and the helicopter was on its way back to Gisborne when the accident occurred. The machine dropped about 60 feet on to a ridge above Riverside Road then rolled a short distance down the hill.

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Picture taken from tail section shows smashed machine.

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Location shot shows the wreck with Riverside Road, Kaiti and Kaiti Hill at back.

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N.Z.B.C. reporter, Tony Ciprian, interviews helicopter company representative about the crash.

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Wreckage scattered on hillside.