ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61009
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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | G N Moscrip |
| Registration: | ZK-HPT |
| MSN: | 93-0514S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Paeroa Range, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Engaged on live deer recovery. After the jumper had left the helicopter the machine pitched forwards and the rotors hit the hillside. The machine then fell on top of the jumper and deer, and rolled down the hill. The pilot was uninjured, the jumper slightly injured, the deer - unknown. Pilot G Moscrip.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand: Register Review No 17, Newsletter 1981 No 8.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 April 1989 | ZK-HPT | P M Bradley | near Murupara, Bay of Plenty 3 | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-May-2018 19:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2020 19:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 08-Oct-2021 20:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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