ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87944
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| Date: | Sunday 10 March 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Track Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HUC |
| MSN: | 129-0228S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Motu River, Raukumara Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Registered owner of helicopter was Farm Helicopters Ltd.
Crashed and destroyed by fire while on deer hunting operations in Mulligans Creek, 600 metres off the Motu River. The machine hit a tree and crashed into the stream bed, catching fire. The pilot was killed in the crash, the shooter was seriously injured.
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Nicholas Clouston Barrow.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1985, Journal Vol 28 No 2.
3. AHSNZ, 1986, Aerolog Vol 1 No 3.
4. NZ OAAI Accident Report No 85-027.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 15-May-2018 13:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2018 06:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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