Incident Hughes 269B ZK-HBN, Thursday 25 January 1973
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Date:Thursday 25 January 1973
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H269 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 269B
Owner/operator:Whirl-Wide Helicopters Ltd
Registration: ZK-HBN
MSN: 96-0254
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Poporangi River, Hawke's Bay -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
pilot Neville I Cox

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

30 June 1968 ZK-HBN Whirl-Wide Helicopters Ltd Kaweka Range unk
5 October 1978 ZK-HBN J D & I D McGregor Wairaurahiri, Southland unk
5 June 1993 VH-XBN 0 90km W of Landor Station, WA sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
24-Jul-2020 08:09 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Operator, ]
13-Feb-2022 08:57 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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