ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275791
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopters (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HDS |
| MSN: | 3392 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Whanganui Inlet, Nelson -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Machine hit power line over Inlet, badly damaging canopy, main rotor and tail rotor. No injury to pilot.
Sources:
AHSNZ, 1978, Newsletter 5.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1980 | ZK-HDS | Helicopter Specialties Ltd | 0 | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
sub |
| 15 September 1989 | VH-HMU | 0 | Katherine Gorge, NT |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2022 19:51 | Ron Averes | Added |
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