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| Date: | Saturday 13 November 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-HGO |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Franz Josef, West Coast -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Weather conditions were deteriorating rapidly at the snow landing site, and the pilot was hover-taxiing ZK-HGO to return to his original landing position when the helicopter entered low cloud. The pilot landed immediately but the helicopter was drifting sideways at touchdown and rolled over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2014 14:59 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 08-May-2016 13:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Feb-2022 10:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 02:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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