ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60849
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| Date: | Thursday 9 December 1982 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HLH |
| MSN: | 2281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro NP -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed on the Turoa Ski field while carrying out night time test of new search and rescue spotlight. All on board killed: Doug McKenzie (pilot), and four Tongariro National Park staff: Bill Cooper (Senior Park Ranger), Keith Blumhardt (Park Ranger), Derek White (Park Ranger), Marie Williams (Park Assistant).
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1979, Register Review 5.
3. AHSNZ, 1983, Journal, Vol 26 No 1.
4. https://www.tongariro.org.nz/our-story
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jul-2020 19:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 30-Sep-2021 20:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Oct-2021 20:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 03:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Feb-2022 21:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Feb-2022 21:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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