ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46235
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| Date: | Friday 3 January 2003 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Bell-Garlick UH-1E Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-IUE |
| MSN: | 6206 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Matawai, East Coast -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Paparangi Station |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was on logging operations and had just delivered a log to the milling site. As the pilot applied power to climb away after releasing the log, the automatic grapnel re-engaged on the log when the lifting longline tautened.
The resulting jerk caused the line to pull free at the lower end and flick up into the path of the main rotor. The tail rotor separated when struck by the flailing line, and control of the helicopter was lost. It struck the ground a short distance from the landing site and was destroyed by impact and fire. The pilot died in the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.helis.com/database/cn/12570/
www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-IUE_Fatal_03Jan2003.pdf
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/925/478/destroyed.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 06:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2020 23:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 20:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
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