ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61082
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Western Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HKB |
| MSN: | 101-0344S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tarawera, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed while engaged in deer hunting operations near Tarawera. Pilot Wellwyn Harris Collins was seriously injured, the two shooters were killed. Registration cancelled 14 Apr 1986.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1981, Newsletter 5.
3. AHSNZ, 1986, Aerolog Vol 1 No 4
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 November 1976 | ZK-HKB | Trans West Helicopters Ltd | Auckland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 15-May-2018 13:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2021 13:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Mar-2022 23:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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