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| Date: | Saturday 15 June 2002 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-HKH |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-J2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minaret Burn -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While hovering around to look for a suitable landing area, the helicopter's tailrotor clipped the top of a cabbage tree, shearing the driveshaft. Tailrotor control was lost, but the pilot managed to make a successful, but hard, forced landing nearby.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 02/1824
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:26 | ASN | Added |
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