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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 2004 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-HQC |
| MSN: | 10135 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lower Hutt -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was spraying downhill on sloping ground near a residential property, when the tail rotor struck some cut gorse bushes, damaging the tailrotor blades. This resulted in the pilot losing control and making a forced landing. The pilot was uninj ured, but the main rotor, tail rotor, tail boom, and skids were damaged.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 04/2396
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 18:26 | ASN | Added |
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