Accident Bell 212 ZK-HNO,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168802
 
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Date:Sunday 14 November 1993
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 212
Owner/operator:
Registration: ZK-HNO
MSN: 31139
Year of manufacture:1980
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Accident
Location:Sea off Oaonui, Taranaki -   New Zealand
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: TAIC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Two persons fell while being winched in from the ship "Pacific Ariki", by a hoist installed in Bell 212 helicopter ZK-HNO on 14 November 1993. The ship was at sea 2nm west of Oaonui. The safety issues identified were the effectiveness of the CAA approval of operators and safety audits; the effectiveness of the operators crew training and supervision, the crew's compliance with instructions; the adequacy of existing instructions on winch operation; the dependence of the hoist design on the integrity of the winch cable; the design of hoist control circuitry, and the adequacy of inspection techniques to establish the serviceability of the cable.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: TAIC
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Aug-2014 06:17 Aerossurance Added
22-Sep-2021 01:24 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
11-Feb-2022 19:47 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
01-Mar-2022 08:33 Ron Averes Updated [Cn]

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