ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60931
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| Date: | Saturday 10 April 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Ellwood Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HMD |
| MSN: | 59-0792 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Motu River, Raukumara Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter was blown into a tree while picking up hunters stranded by a river in flood due to Cyclone Bernie. Two of the three occupants seriously injured.
Pilot R Ellwood
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand: Newsletter 1982 No 4.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 1984 | ZK-HMD | Waimana Helicopters Ltd | Waimana River, Bay of Plenty 3 | |
unk | |
| 28 November 1985 | ZK-HMD | Aotea Helicopters Ltd | 1 | Near Waverley, Taranaki | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 15-May-2018 13:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 18-May-2018 20:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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