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| Date: | Friday 13 January 1995 |
| Time: | 10:25 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MHM |
| MSN: | 311036 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5km S Deloraine, TAS -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | 5 km S Deloraine, TAS |
| 5 km S Deloraine, TAS | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter hit powerlines while maneuvering between spray runs while spraying a potato crop. After the impact the main rotor severed the tail boom and the helicopter crashed and caught fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ATSB Occurrence Nr. 199500066
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Feb-2010 09:42 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2019 17:59 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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