ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238439
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| Date: | Friday 11 July 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Utility Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HBK |
| MSN: | 6549 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Douglas Valley, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed while on venison hunting operations. Pilot Jan Beijan and shooter Joni Blakely both killed.
Sources:
1. Janic Geelen, 1983, The Topdressers, NZ Aviation Press.
2. Brian Conroy, 2015, Helicopters and Venison, The Copy Press.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2020 00:41 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 22-Jul-2020 04:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Location, Source] |
| 25-Aug-2021 02:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2021 22:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2022 14:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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