Incident Hiller UH-12E ZK-HEZ,
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Date:Tuesday 2 April 1974
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hiller UH-12E
Owner/operator:Helispray (NZ) Ltd
Registration: ZK-HEZ
MSN: 2057
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Tarawera Forest, Bay of Plenty 3 -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Spraying operations in large pine forest. Helicopter crashed, no fatalities. Registration was cancelled, but the machine was later rebuilt by James Aviation and reregistered. Pilot Kevin Rintoul.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
3 October 1978 ZK-HEZ James Aviation Ltd Kereru, Hawke's Bay unk
15 August 2008 N945HA Triple H Aviation Inc 0 Cokato, Minnesota sub
Loss of control

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
14-May-2018 11:27 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Narrative]
06-Oct-2021 21:16 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
14-Feb-2022 03:23 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
02-Mar-2022 03:58 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
02-Mar-2022 04:01 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]

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