ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87943
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| Date: | Friday 14 March 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Track Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HUA |
| MSN: | 111-0348S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waioeka Gorge, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Registered owner of helicopter was Farm Helicopters Ltd.
Helicopter reported missing on 14 Mar 1986 while out on deer hunting operations. Helicopter had hit a tree, resulting in the tail assembly failing. Wreckage found next day, 40km south of Opotiki near Koaunui Hut (upper reaches of Waioeka River catchment). Pilot and shooter both dead, helicopter destroyed.
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Bernard Arapita McDonnell.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand: Aerolog Vol 1 No 2, 1986.
NZ OAAI Accident Report No 86-030.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 18-May-2018 20:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2018 20:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-May-2018 06:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2021 16:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Oct-2021 20:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Feb-2022 03:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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