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| Date: | Monday 28 February 2011 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-HHG |
| MSN: | 1160030D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wairoa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After finishing a morning of spraying, the pilot returned to pick up his loader driver from the loading site. On approach to the loading site, the pilot momentarily lost situational awareness of the 11 kV wires and turned into them. The helicopter receive d damage to the main rotor blades and perspex. Fortunately a wire cutter was installed.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 11/836
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:12 | ASN | Added |
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