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Date: | Monday 25 April 1977 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hughes 369HS |
Owner/operator: | Mountain Helicopters Ltd |
Registration: | ZK-HIA |
MSN: | 64-0605S |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Tarawera, Hawke's Bay -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:ZK-HIA was Hughes 369HS c/n 640605S and was registered from new with Dalhoff and king (NZ) Ltd of Wellington on 01-11-1974. It was assembled by Rex Aviation and although intended for Wishart Helicopters Ltd - was in fact delivered to Helicopters (NZ) Ltd of Nelson from 04-02-1975.
On 07-07-1976 ZK-HIA was transferred to Mountain Helicopters Ltd of Wellington. It lost power at Tarawera on 25-04-1977 and during the forced landed on a road it rolled over, caught fire and was destroyed. (Pilot Peter W Cook)
Sources:
1.
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333 2.
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/zk-hia.html 3.
http://blog.adsdjmatioka.de/V1/tlzcmqch/zk-hgo 4. New Zealand Wings, December 1974, July 1975 (photo), August 1976.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2009 12:58 |
XLerate |
Added |
24-Feb-2016 19:38 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
20-Jul-2020 20:20 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Cn, Source] |
25-Sep-2021 13:37 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |