ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238470
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 February 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Enterprises Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HBQ |
| MSN: | 1694 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Wairoa, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While helping to search for a missing child, the helicopter suffered a loss of engine power and made a forced landing in the sea just off Wairoa. Pilot and crewman were uninjured.
Sources:
www.nzcivair.blogspot.com/2012/07/bell-47g-zk-hbq.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 April 1967 | ZK-HBQ | Helicopter Enterprises Ltd | 0 | Mangonui, Northland | |
unk |
| 14 April 1972 | ZK-HBQ | Helicopter Enterprises Ltd | 0 | Kaikohe, Northland | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2020 02:37 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 23-Jul-2020 00:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2021 02:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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