Incident Hughes 269B ZK-HFS,
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Date:Friday 13 October 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H269 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 269B
Owner/operator:P F Roderique
Registration: ZK-HFS
MSN: 107-0341
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Waitutu River, Southland -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
pilot A Sutherland. External load failed to release, machine pulled into ground.

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. New Zealand Wings, July 1977.
3. AHSNZ, 1979, Newsletter 6.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 July 1977 ZK-HFS P F Roderique Cascade River, West Coast unk
27 March 1979 ZK-HFS P F Roderique Moonlight Point, Stewart Island unk
1 December 1979 ZK-HFS Haast Helicopters Ltd 2 Haupiri, West Coast w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
29-Jul-2020 20:06 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Operator, Source]
13-Feb-2022 09:16 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
23-Feb-2022 01:03 Ron Averes Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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