ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59540
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1995 |
| Time: | c. 20:10 Loc |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Ridge Air Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HDD |
| MSN: | 0855 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Karamea, West Coast -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Richmond, New Zealand |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The shooter fell from the helicopter during a deer hunting operation, sustaining fatal injuries. The probable cause of the accident was the opening of the karabiner used on the shooter's harness arrangement, by equipment or clothing, thereby causing him to become unrestrained in the helicopter. Location was 15 km north of Karamea.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 95-020
2. http://www.caa.govt.nz/script/Aircraft_Hist_new.asp?Aircraft_ID=5929
3. http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/nz/HDD
4. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Robinson-R-44-Clipper/1358209/?sid=ef9dd49c68b4d12de027c5f31c1a24a2
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 December 1996 | ZK-HDD | Ridge Air Ltd | 2 | Matawai, East Coast | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2009 17:59 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Feb-2012 14:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2013 06:35 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2013 06:35 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 06-Feb-2022 06:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2022 04:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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