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| Date: | Thursday 22 October 1987 |
| Time: | 8:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Skysales Aviation (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HSS |
| MSN: | 31-0313S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ecology Creek, Kaimanawa Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Leonard Roy Ericksen. Crash location in remote part of southern Kaimanawa Forest Park.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1987, Aerolog, Vol 2 No 6.
3. Press, 23 October 1987
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 12-Sep-2019 20:28 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Damage, ] |
| 04-Oct-2021 05:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 08-Oct-2021 13:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Dec-2023 04:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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