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| Date: | Tuesday 9 May 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Alpine Enterprises Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HDY |
| MSN: | 2274 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Karamea, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot Phillip Melzer.
Apparent Tail Rotar cable Broke.
Shooter Murray Campbell Jumped before helicopter hit the Ground
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Eye witness account
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 January 1983 | ZK-HDY | Alpine Enterprises Ltd | Takaka, Nelson | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Apr-2020 15:41 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 07-Apr-2020 16:21 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 06:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 04:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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