ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61616
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| Date: | Sunday 13 March 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Lakeland Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HIV |
| MSN: | 95-0435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Birch Hill Forest, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot G Moscrip. Helicopter was being used for fire fighting when it was caught ina strong down draught and hit the ground. The helicopter was badly damaged, the pilot and passenger were uninjured.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand, Newsletter 1977 No5
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2001 | ZK-HIV | 0 | near Inglewood, Taranaki | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-May-2018 19:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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