ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88167
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| Date: | Thursday 14 June 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Paynes Investments Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HRZ |
| MSN: | 0562M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mt Mantell, Nelson -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mt Mantell, Near Murchison | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After flying over the top of Mount Mantell (1606m AMSL) near Murchison at a height of about 5,500 feet, the pilot descended close to the mountainside intending to fly alongside a rugged rock face at an elevation of approx 4,000 feet.
At the bottom of the descent, he raised the collective lever to level out and heard the engine rpm increase abnormally. The pilot landed without delay. The helicopter rolled onto its left side on the rough sloping terrain. Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Stephen Wade Gamble.
Sources:
1. https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins/taicAviation/skin_aviation
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=42887
3. http://www.caa.govt.nz/script/AirReg3.asp?Query3=Get+Reg+Mark&Mark=HRZ
4. http://www.caa.govt.nz/script/Aircraft_Hist_new.asp?Aircraft_ID=2423
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=551&count=50]
6. https://www.airflitesouth.co.nz/files/793/file/Spec-R22M-ZK-HRZ-pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 14-Jan-2012 16:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2015 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2016 20:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2022 03:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2022 03:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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