ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64315
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| Date: | Sunday 11 February 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Helispray (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HMO |
| MSN: | 74-0614S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kaimanawa Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter crashed and destroyed by fire in Kaimanawa Range, 29km southeast of Turangi. Had just dropped off a shooter, pilot Douglas Ross Fraser died in the crash. Registered owner at the time was Southwest Helicopters Ltd, both Southwest and Helispray were subsiduries of T J Edmonds Ltd. Registration cancelled 21 Feb 1979.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1979, Newsletter 2.
3. AHSNZ, 1979, Register Reviews 10 & 11
4. Press, 12 February 1979
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 15-May-2018 13:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2018 05:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2022 23:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source] |
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