ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62697
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 May 1968 |
| Time: | 08:20 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopters (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HAW |
| MSN: | 2205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Murchison, Nelson -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Murchison |
| Lyell | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Gordon Hutchings, pilot.
Robert Pedder, passenger.
Edwin Steer, passenger.
R.I.P.
The Bell 47 took off from Murchison to transport 2 Post and Telegraph Dept linesmen to Lyell where they were to work restoring communications disrupted by the Inangahua earthquake earlier in the month.
Not long after take off the helicopter collided with HT transmission lines at about 250 feet AGL and plunged almost vertically onto the riverbank, about 5.5 miles west of Murchison. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and fire.
The occupants were all killed.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aircraft Accident Report No. 1836.
Images:
Photo was taken on early morning of 28th May 1968 on the 8 Mile Pakihi above the Lyell. Gordon had just dropped us off to repair damaged telephone lines damaged in the Earthquake.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 07-Jul-2010 23:16 | Martin | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 14-Aug-2010 13:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage] |
| 30-May-2011 19:45 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2013 18:46 | Ian Paterson | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 14-Dec-2014 12:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2018 19:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Feb-2022 06:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2022 04:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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