ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61529
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| Date: | Saturday 26 November 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopters (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HCV |
| MSN: | 2775 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reporoa, Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter carrying out spraying operations when it hit powerlines, crashed and caught fire.
Pilot Russell Nairn was seriously injured, the helicopter was destroyed. Registration cancelled 31 Jul 1981.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1978, Newsletter No 1.
3. AHSNZ, 1981, Register Review No 18.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Jun-2014 19:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2018 13:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2018 05:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2021 20:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Nov-2023 03:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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