ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61535
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| Date: | Saturday 29 October 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Alpine Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HDT |
| MSN: | 70-0242SR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Big River, Fiordland NP -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Engaged on venison hunting operations. Under slung strop hit tail rotor, causing machine to crash. Shooter John Unsworth was killed, pilot James (Jim) Shewan survived.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1977, Newsletter 8.
3. AHSNZ, 1979, Register Review 9.
4. Press, 31 October 1977
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 June 1977 | ZK-HDT | Alpine Helicopters Ltd | near Lake Monowai, Fiordland NP | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-Sep-2019 17:08 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 20-Jul-2020 20:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 24-Jul-2020 22:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 08:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 18-Feb-2022 09:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Feb-2022 08:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
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