ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191135
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| Date: | Thursday 9 November 2006 |
| Time: | 13:56 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Sutton’s Moss Limited |
| Registration: | ZK-HUC |
| MSN: | 10655 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Punakaiki, West Coast -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Greymouth, New Zealand |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On Thursday 9 November 2006, ZK-HUC, a Robinson R44 helicopter carrying 3 police officers and the pilot, collided with an electricity transmission line during a coastal search. The helicopter incurred minor damage and the pilot landed immediately. He subsequently twice shifted the helicopter to avoid sea damage and to facilitate recovery of the helicopter. The pilot received a serious injury but none of the passengers were injured. Location was Motukutuku Point, near Punakaiki.
The flight was a permissible low level operation conducted at an appropriate speed and height, but the pilot had not clearly briefed his passengers on the possible hazards at low level, nor had he conducted any form of reconnaissance prior to the low level part of the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
2. http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2009/09/helicopters-on-nzch-western-grass.html
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=42826
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r44-2show.asp?start=651&count=50]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 October 2015 | ZK-HUC | 0 | Raetihi, Whanganui | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2016 20:23 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2016 20:23 | harro | Updated [Plane category] |
| 20-Nov-2016 00:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 09-Feb-2022 17:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
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