ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59541
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| Date: | Saturday 9 December 1995 |
| Time: | 20:25 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Alpha |
| Owner/operator: | Te Anau Downs Station |
| Registration: | ZK-HUH |
| MSN: | 0416 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gorge River, West Coast -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hannahs Clearing, 15 Km SW of Haast |
| Gorge River mouth, South Westland, | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At approximately 2025 hours on Saturday, 9 December 1995, during a deer hunting sortie, the shooter, suspended on a strop beneath R22 helicopter ZK-HUH, fell onto a hard sand beach when the cargo hook opened unexpectedly. The shooter sustained severe internal injuries and died that evening. No definitive cause was established for the opening of the cargo hook. Civil Aviation Authority approval had not been sought for the carriage of a person on the strop, and special conditions to enhance the safety of a person so carried were not in place.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://taic.org.nz/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/1995-021/Page/14/Default.aspx
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=42855
3. https://www.caa.govt.nz/script/AirReg3.asp?Mark=HUH&Query3=Get+Reg+Mark
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2009 18:07 | XLerate | Added |
| 27-Jan-2013 06:34 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 22-Sep-2016 15:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2022 13:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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