ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87501
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| Date: | Thursday 23 October 1986 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350D Astar |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation West Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HZF |
| MSN: | 1165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Wombat, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Franz Josef |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ex-C-GGPK (Canadian register). Re-registered 4.4.84 as ZK-HZF. Was making a weather check flight from Franz Josef. Five police officers on a charity run were being given a free flight. On returning from Franz Josef Glacier the helicopter crashed in dense bush. Three police officers died, the other two and the pilot were injured. Pilot: Trevor John Small. Registration ZK-HZF cancelled 31.5.90
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKHVZ.htm
3. AHSNZ, 1986, Aerolog Vol 1 No 6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 28-Jun-2014 00:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2020 06:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Feb-2022 10:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Feb-2022 02:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Mar-2022 08:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Mar-2022 23:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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