ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61923
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 March 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | James Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HGN |
| MSN: | HA3002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Kaharoa, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Engaged in burning off scrub on a forestry block, using hand held incendiary devices dropped by the passenger. A box of these devices ignited inside the helicopter, and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on uneven ground. The helicopter rolled over and caught fire. Pilot Barry Simmons was seriously injured, the passenger suffered only minor injuries.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D. Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 1978 | ZK-HGN | North West Capturing Developments Ltd | 0 | Anatoki Range, Nelson | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Apr-2011 13:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-May-2018 19:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2021 00:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Feb-2022 02:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn] |
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