ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61989
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 November 1974 |
| Time: | 7:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | South West Helicopters. (accident report published) |
| Registration: | ZK-HFZ |
| MSN: | 128-0384 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Pyke River, Southland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
pilot Guyon Wilson. Deer culler Richard Yeates fell from the helicopter and was killed. Shooter was riding on deer carcases slung underneath and cables attaching the hook to the airframe failed.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Press, 14 November 1974
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 1977 | ZK-HGZ | M W McDonald & G C Jacobs | Cascade Creek, Fiordland NP | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 24-Jul-2020 08:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 23-Sep-2021 05:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Feb-2022 09:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Nov-2023 20:24 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
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