Incident Hughes 269A ZK-HEC, Monday 7 November 1983
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Date:Monday 7 November 1983
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H269 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 269A
Owner/operator:T J & R T Belcher
Registration: ZK-HEC
MSN: 113-0314
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Karamea, West Coast -   New Zealand
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Roger Paul Corbin. Crashed in the upper Little Wanganui River while on deer recovery. Pilot and shooter unhurt.

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1984, Journal, Vol 27 No 1.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

30 November 1973 ZK-HEC Ruahine Range unk
31 January 1975 ZK-HEC D A Saxton 0 near Queenstown, Otago unk
28 March 1981 ZK-HEC T J & R T Belcher Karamea, West Coast unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
03-Oct-2021 06:14 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
06-Feb-2022 06:18 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
07-Feb-2022 04:16 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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