Date:	Thursday 6 March 1980
Time:
Type:	Hughes 269C
Owner/operator:	Farm Helicopters Ltd
Registration:	ZK-HJM
MSN:	106-0549
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Mechanics Bay, Auckland -   New Zealand
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
pilot David E Jones. Registered to Farm Helicopters Ltd, operated by Marine. While landing, a stray cover whipped up by rotor downwash. Rotor hit, machine crashed.

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AUSTAIRDATA
3. New Zealand Wings, July 1977.
4. AHSNZ, 1980, Newsletter 4.

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


13 January 1980

ZK-HJM

Marine Helicopters Ltd

0

Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland

unk

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
25-Sep-2019 13:00	BEAVERSPOTTER	Updated [Cn, Source, Damage, ]
30-Jul-2020 19:26	Ron Averes	Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, ]
15-Oct-2021 09:35	Ron Averes	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]