ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30044
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 2000 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-55BT |
| Owner/operator: | BA & JC Emeny Helicopter Services |
| Registration: | ZK-HSC |
| MSN: | 55-238 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Wanganui Airport, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wanganui, NZ |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ZK-HSC was crashed and destroyed on August 29 2000. The accident occurred in daylight, at approximately 09:30 hours NZST, 15.5 km north-east of Wanganui Airport, at an elevation of 460 feet. Grid reference 260-S22-956452, latitude S 39° 52.8', longitude E 175° 10.2'
The helicopter was spraying liquid fertiliser on a farm property near Wanganui. When it did not return from its fifth sortie, the loader driver and farmer began a search. A column of smoke was seen leading them to the accident site, where they found the helicopter burnt out. The investigation disclosed no specific cause for the accident.
The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. At the time of the crash, the S-55T had only been airborne for approximately two minutes, and had traveled only 1.5 miles from the takeoff point
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Air International NOV 2000, p272
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=19066
3. https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21821&key=1
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-HSC_Fatal_29Aug2000.pdf.]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jul-2010 10:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase] |
| 19-Jul-2010 03:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 27-Sep-2013 16:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2022 07:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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