AEROPLANE ENGINE FAILS
FORCED LANDING IN PADDOCK. HAMILTON PILOT’S EXPERIENCE. Hamilton, Dec. 21. A successful forced landing was made at Morrinsville on Saturday afternoon by a Gypsy Moth aeroplane owned and piloted by Mr. M. A. Scott, of Hamilton. Mr. Scott had flown the machine from Hobsonvi lie to Te Rapa in the morning, and left Te Rapa at 2.30 p.m. to fly at Atbenree, near Waihi', for a week-end’s fishing. Mr. Scott had as passenger Mr. M. Maniug, of Hamilton. Everything went, well until Morrinsville was reached and then the engine suddenly failed. Mr. Scott was flying at a height of 2000 feet and he. volplaned down and made a good landing alongside a fence in a paddock and near the old Lockerbie homestead, a mile to the north of Morrinsville. No damage was done to the aeroplane and the occupants escaped unhurt. The machine was brought into Hamilton by road yesterday, and .Messrs. Scott and Mailing resumed their journey to Athenree by car. Extensive repairs are required to be made to the enrrina ■fcLj* • amnio ni*
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1931, Page 14
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