ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61194
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| Date: | Thursday 6 March 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Farm Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HJM |
| MSN: | 106-0549 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mechanics Bay, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot David E Jones. Registered to Farm Helicopters Ltd, operated by Marine. While landing, a stray cover whipped up by rotor downwash. Rotor hit, machine crashed.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AUSTAIRDATA
3. New Zealand Wings, July 1977.
4. AHSNZ, 1980, Newsletter 4.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1980 | ZK-HJM | Marine Helicopters Ltd | 0 | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-Sep-2019 13:00 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Source, Damage] |
| 30-Jul-2020 19:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 15-Oct-2021 09:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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