ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46332
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| Date: | Thursday 10 February 2000 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350D |
| Owner/operator: | Marine Helicopters Ltd. |
| Registration: | ZK-HKV |
| MSN: | 1132 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tapora, Northland -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Tapora, Northland |
| Tapora, Northland | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10.2.2000 when crashed at Tapora, Northland (at co-ordinates Latitude: S 36° 21.6' Longitude: E 174° 19.3') at 18:50 hours local
The helicopter was on an agricultural spraying flight, and was returning to the loading site after applying a load of chemical. Part of the spray equipment became detached from the helicopter in flight and was struck by the main rotor, resulting in the separation of the main rotor transmission from the airframe. The pilot was killed and the helicopter destroyed in the subsequent ground impact
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-HKV_Fatal_10Feb2000.pdf.
2. http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=00/315
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=2353
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 1990 | N3598F | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Berwick, LA |  |
sub |
| 21 November 2015 | ZK-HKU | Fox and Franz Heli Services | 7 | Fox Glacier, Westland NP | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jun-2010 03:26 | flyernzl | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase] |
| 09-Jul-2014 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2014 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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