ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61252
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| Date: | Saturday 1 December 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269B |
| Owner/operator: | Haast Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HFS |
| MSN: | 107-0341 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Haupiri, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot Robert Owen Brown, shooter David Frank Paine. Crashed due to separation of main rotor from airframe while on deer recovery operation. Location 40km northeast of Greymouth. Aircraft had three rebuilds prior to this crash. Registration cancelled 8 Feb 1980.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1980, Newsletter 1.
3. AHSNZ, 1980, Register Reviews 12 & 13.
4. AHSNZ, 1981, Newsletter 8.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 July 1977 | ZK-HFS | P F Roderique | Cascade River, West Coast | |
unk | |
| 13 October 1978 | ZK-HFS | P F Roderique | 0 | Waitutu River, Southland | |
sub |
| 27 March 1979 | ZK-HFS | P F Roderique | Moonlight Point, Stewart Island | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 29-Jul-2020 20:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2022 00:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Feb-2022 08:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 27-Feb-2022 21:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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