ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75746
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| Date: | Friday 20 November 1992 |
| Time: | 10:16 |
| Type: | Westland Wasp HAS.1 |
| Owner/operator: | RNZN |
| Registration: | NZ3904 |
| MSN: | F9587 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taupo Airport, Taupo -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Taupo Aerodrome (TUO/NZAP) | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Previously Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Wasp XT417. Delivered to Fleet Air Arm 3 December 1964 and served with No.829 Squadron. On loan from Fleet Air Arm to the Royal New Zealand Navy April 1974 to August 1975 and October 1977 -to 9 February 1979 as replacement for ditched NZ3903. Served aboard HMNZS Waikato, HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Monowai.
Sold to Royal New Zealand Navy 9 September 1979. Crashed at Taupo 20 November 1992 when a tarpaulin was sucked up into the rotor blades as it was hover taxiing. Severely damaged by fire and written off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=42876
2. https://taic.org.nz/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/1992-019/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G_]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
3. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/88/
4. http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/wasp.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2010 07:19 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 12-Jun-2013 03:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2013 09:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2013 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2020 04:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Oct-2021 11:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2022 10:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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