ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46273
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| Date: | Monday 3 September 2001 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-HIV |
| MSN: | 95-0435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Inglewood, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was taking off with a load of spray, this being the first flight on the particular property. Several other properties had already been treated that day. The pilot said that the rotor rpm did not decay and that he had maximum available manifold pressure, yet the helicopter did not accelerate or climb as expected. Approaching a fence, the pilot decided to jettison the load, as the surface before the fence was too rough for a safe landing. After crossing the fence, clipping a post as it did so, the helicopter sank onto the ground and collided with a pile of spoil excavated from a nearby drain. In his initial notification of the accident, the pilot reported a "following wind". A post-accident examination by an aircraft maintenance engineer did not disclose any pre-accident defect with the helicopter.
Sources:
NZ-REGISTER
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 March 1977 | ZK-HIV | Lakeland Aviation Ltd | 0 | Birch Hill Forest, Hawke's Bay | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Sep-2019 15:33 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 14-Feb-2022 21:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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