Date:	Monday 25 April 1977
Time:
Type:	Hughes 369HS
Owner/operator:	Mountain Helicopters Ltd
Registration:	ZK-HIA
MSN:	64-0605S
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Tarawera, Hawke's Bay -   New Zealand
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
ZK-HIA was Hughes 369HS c/n 640605S and was registered from new with Dalhoff and king (NZ) Ltd of Wellington on 01-11-1974. It was assembled by Rex Aviation and although intended for Wishart Helicopters Ltd - was in fact delivered to Helicopters (NZ) Ltd of Nelson from 04-02-1975.

On 07-07-1976 ZK-HIA was transferred to Mountain Helicopters Ltd of Wellington. It lost power at Tarawera on 25-04-1977 and during the forced landed on a road it rolled over, caught fire and was destroyed. (Pilot Peter W Cook)

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/zk-hia.html
3. http://blog.adsdjmatioka.de/V1/tlzcmqch/zk-hgo
4. New Zealand Wings, December 1974, July 1975 (photo), August 1976.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
24-Feb-2016 19:38	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
20-Jul-2020 20:20	Ron Averes	Updated [Cn, Source, ]
25-Sep-2021 13:37	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]