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| Date: | Thursday 18 January 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | P M Bradley |
| Registration: | ZK-HFZ |
| MSN: | 23-0188 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Rotorua Airport, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While chasing a deer near Rotorua Airport, the deer struck a skid of the helicopter, causing the tail rotor to hit the ground. No reports of injury to either pilot or deer!
Pilot Armin Egli.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1979, Newsletter 6.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 May 1979 | ZK-HFZ | P M Bradley | near Murupara, Bay of Plenty 3 | |
unk | |
| 5 April 1980 | ZK-HFZ | P M Bradley | 0 | near Wairoa, Hawke's Bay | |
unk |
| 24 September 1980 | ZK-HFZ | P M Bradley | Motu River, Raukumara Range | |
unk | |
| 1 September 1984 | ZK-HFZ | Heli Hunt & Fish Ltd | 0 | Waioeka Gorge, Bay of Plenty 3 | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-Jul-2010 21:53 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Damage, ] |
| 15-May-2018 13:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2022 07:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Feb-2022 01:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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