ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168806
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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 1997 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-HQA |
| MSN: | 128-0392D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kaimanawa Range -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Poronui |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot was flying three hunters and a dog in ZK-HQA from Poronui to a hut in the Kaimanawa Ranges. Some five minutes after departure, while the helicopter was in a cruise-climb at about 3400 feet, the engine suddenly lost power. During the subsequent auto rotational landing two of the hunters were injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. No conclusive reason was found to account for the unexpected loss of power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2014 06:21 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 19-May-2018 02:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 16-Sep-2019 14:09 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Damage] |
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