Date:	Saturday 1 September 1984
Time:
Type:	Hughes 269C
Owner/operator:	Heli Hunt & Fish Ltd
Registration:	ZK-HFZ
MSN:	23-0188
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Waioeka Gorge, Bay of Plenty 3 -   New Zealand
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Crashed while on deer hunting operations in the Wairata area, Waioeka Gorge, south of Opotiki. Pilot injured, shooter not hurt.
Helicopter being operated by Heli Hunt & Fish Ltd at time of crash, but owned by Arlington Aviation Ltd.
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Christopher John Podjursky.

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1984, Journal Vol 27 No 4.
3. AHSNZ, 1986, Aerolog Vol 1 No 3.
4. Marion Day, 2016, Blood Brothers, The Halcyon Press (New Zealand).

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


18 January 1979	ZK-HFZ	P M Bradley	0	near Rotorua Airport, Rotorua		sub
2 May 1979	ZK-HFZ	P M Bradley		near Murupara, Bay of Plenty 3		unk
5 April 1980	ZK-HFZ	P M Bradley	0	near Wairoa, Hawke's Bay		unk
24 September 1980	ZK-HFZ	P M Bradley		Motu River, Raukumara Range		unk

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
11-Jan-2011 14:00	ASN archive
15-May-2018 13:36	Ron Averes	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
18-May-2018 20:22	Ron Averes	Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
24-Jul-2020 01:19	Ron Averes	Updated [Phase, Source, ]
28-Jul-2020 18:45	RonAveres	Updated [Operator, Narrative, ]
29-Jul-2020 19:20	Ron Averes	Updated [Damage, ]
09-Oct-2021 02:37	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ]
14-Feb-2022 03:19	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]