Date:	Wednesday 21 January 1981
Time:
Type:	Hughes 369HS
Owner/operator:	Western Helicopters Ltd
Registration:	ZK-HKB
MSN:	101-0344S
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Tarawera, Hawke's Bay -   New Zealand
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Crashed while engaged in deer hunting operations near Tarawera. Pilot Wellwyn Harris Collins was seriously injured, the two shooters were killed. Registration cancelled 14 Apr 1986.

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1981, Newsletter 5.
3. AHSNZ, 1986, Aerolog Vol 1 No 4

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


26 November 1976

ZK-HKB

Trans West Helicopters Ltd

Auckland

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
15-May-2018 13:36	Ron Averes	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
25-Sep-2021 13:40	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
02-Mar-2022 23:20	Ron Averes	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]