ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60899
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| Date: | Friday 16 July 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Whirl-Wide Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HNS |
| MSN: | 89-0583D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruakituri, East Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot K Anderson. Machine was carrying buckets of water in conjunction with seismic testing. When the engine failed, the machine crashed on top of a bucket. Damage was minor, but when HNS was being recovered a few days later, the cargo hook failed and HNS was wrecked beyond repair.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1982, Newsletter 6.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 21-Jul-2020 06:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn] |
| 11-Feb-2022 11:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Feb-2022 07:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2022 02:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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