ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87534
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| Date: | Friday 16 December 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Capital Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HCA |
| MSN: | 3038 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Waterloo, Wellington 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Engaged in fire fighting with a monsoon bucket when the machine lost power and crashed. Pilot: Brian Frances Taylor, was unhurt, as was an in-named crewman. Crash investigated by TAIC NZ.
AHSNZ Aerolog entry suggests the accident happened a few kilometres north at Naenae.
Ex N57141.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/zk.php
3. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/
4. http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2013/05/25-years-ago-14-may-1988-north-island.html
5. AHSNZ, 1988, Aerolog Vol 3 No 6
6. Press, 17 December 1988
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 22-Aug-2016 21:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2018 17:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2018 02:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jul-2020 19:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2021 18:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jul-2023 21:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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