ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46338
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| Date: | Saturday 4 December 1999 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-HCW |
| MSN: | 1330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Toatoa, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| 20 Km East-South-East of Opotiki | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was positioning the helicopter to allow his shooter to disembark. The intended alighting point was the root end of a fallen tree. The left skid caught in a protruding root, and the helicopter rolled over. Substantial damage sustained. Location 20km east south east of Opotiki.
Note: Wrecked airframe exported to Australia, and rebuilt as VH-DYR, only to be wrecked again in another accident on 12/4/2011
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=99/3456
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=1301&count=50]
3. http://coptercrazy.piwigo.com/uploads/7/0/h/70hx98pbtp//2011/05/26/pwg_high/20110526125951-b559c72c.jpg [as rebuilt R22 VH-DYR]
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20091022133222/http://www.rotorspot.nl/zk.htm
5. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=2314
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Feb-2012 14:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2016 19:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 20:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Feb-2022 17:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2022 03:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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