ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62589
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 February 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Whirl-Wide Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HBJ |
| MSN: | 7842 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gisborne, East Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot R R McCulloch slightly injured. Machine had just completed a spray run and was returning to Gisborne Airport when an engine problem required a forced landing on uneven ground. The helicopter rolled down a hill and was wrecked.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Press, 26 February 1970
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1968 | ZK-HBJ | Helicopter Services & Safaris Ltd | near Taumarunui, King Country | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 01-Jun-2014 19:47 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2021 02:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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