ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59496
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| Date: | Monday 17 December 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Airwork Holdings Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HZX |
| MSN: | 1851 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Waitotara Valley, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Te Puia Springs, Waitotara Valley, Taranaki |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Two policemen were suspended on a chain attached to the cargo hook during a cannabis recovery operation. After the men had hooked on they gave the signal for the pilot to lift them off the ground and proceed with the flight. As the second man to hook on eased the weight on his harness to settle into it more comfortably he fell free from the hook. Police Detective Tony Harrod died from the fall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 90-012T
2. "Fall kills policeman". Otago Daily Times. 18 December 1990. pp. 2.
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=42892
4. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKHVZ.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2009 23:36 | XLerate | Added |
| 17-Aug-2014 16:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2016 21:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 15-Apr-2016 21:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 17-Apr-2016 18:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Apr-2016 18:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 02-Feb-2022 20:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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