Date:	Saturday 29 October 1977
Time:
Type:	Hughes 369HS
Owner/operator:	Alpine Helicopters Ltd
Registration:	ZK-HDT
MSN:	70-0242SR
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Big River, Fiordland NP -   New Zealand
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Engaged on venison hunting operations. Under slung strop hit tail rotor, causing machine to crash. Shooter John Unsworth was killed, pilot James (Jim) Shewan survived.

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1977, Newsletter 8.
3. AHSNZ, 1979, Register Review 9.
4. Press, 31 October 1977

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


5 June 1977

ZK-HDT

Alpine Helicopters Ltd

near Lake Monowai, Fiordland NP

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
11-Sep-2019 17:08	BEAVERSPOTTER	Updated [Cn, ]
20-Jul-2020 20:10	Ron Averes	Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, ]
24-Jul-2020 22:12	Ron Averes	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ]
06-Oct-2021 08:27	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Source, ]
18-Feb-2022 09:36	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
21-Feb-2022 08:51	Ron Averes	Updated [Narrative, ]