ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46485
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| Date: | Saturday 20 January 1996 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Reid Helicopters (Nelson) Limited |
| Registration: | ZK-HVX |
| MSN: | 0553 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Poulter Range, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kowhitirangi |
| Row Valley Poulter Range | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On Saturday 20 January 1996 at about 09:30 hours, Robinson R22 Beta helicopter ZK-HVX collided with trees and terrain during a private venison-hunting flight in the Row Valley. The shooter was killed, and the pilot was seriously injured. No safety recommendations were made. A safety issue was identified relating to the suitability of this type of helicopter for this operation. Factors in this accident were mishandling of the helicopter, or misjudgment by the pilot while manoeuvring close to the top of the trees.
08/08/1996: registration ZK-HVX cancelled as "destroyed".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.taic.org.nz/ReportsandSafetyRecs/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/1996-005/Page/18/language/en-US/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=2244
3. https://www.caa.govt.nz/script/AirReg3.asp?Mark=HVX&Query3=Get+Reg+Mark
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/r22_0501-1000_29.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1989 | ZK-HVX | Skysales Ltd | 0 | Eyrewell, Canterbury | |
sub |
| 1 October 1991 | ZK-HVX | Private | 1 | Waipara River, West Coast | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jan-2013 06:53 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 17-Aug-2014 06:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Sep-2016 15:24 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2016 15:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 03-Feb-2022 02:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Feb-2022 17:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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