ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87859
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| 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 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waioeka Gorge, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
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.
Sources:
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).
History of this aircraft
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 |
Revision history:
| 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] |
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