ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170703
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 October 2014 |
| Time: | c. 0940 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Hill Country Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZK-ITJ |
| MSN: | 0219E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brunswick, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter, a Hughes 500E (MD 369E), crashed while carrying out an agricultural spraying operation in hilly country near Koatanui Road, Brunswick.
The pilot, Peter Robb (56), was killed. The weather was fine and calm at the time.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11349354
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10669255/Fatal-helicopter-crash-near-Whanganui
https://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/AirReg1.asp?Class=Helo
http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/helicopter-crash-near-wanganui-2014102810
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1355085/
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/257941/man-killed-in-helicopter-crash-named
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2014 01:39 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Oct-2014 03:55 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2014 04:53 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2015 14:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2022 07:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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