ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61544
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| Date: | 07-OCT-1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-HIQ |
| MSN: | 55-0744S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Waiau River, Southland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off (destroyed) 7-10-1977 when crashed into the Waiau River, near Te Anau, New Zealand; the pilot Graeme R Fox survived, albeit seriously injured. The passenger (John Robert Dunn) was killed. Mr. Dunn was an experienced agricultural pilot who went for a flight with a friend Graeme Fox. Aircraft was engaged in agricultural (crop spraying/top dressing operations) when the low-flying helicopter struck a cable.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 24-Feb-2016 20:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2019 15:41 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 04-Feb-2022 20:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Feb-2022 22:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn] |
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