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| Date: | Monday 9 January 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Haul Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HKH |
| MSN: | 6764 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mangakahu Valley, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed and destroyed by fire while on spraying operations.
Pilot Hamilton Rubick suffered minor injuries.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1978, Newletter 4.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Jun-2014 19:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2018 05:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Oct-2021 08:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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