ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59478
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 01-NOV-1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-HOP |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | |
| Location: | 4 km east of Lake Widgeon, Fiordland Park -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter was deer hunting but failed to return. The wreckage was found at the tree line below a steep slope, the main rotor blades had made a gouge mark further up the slope. The accident threw the shooter from the aircraft, the pilot was found lying beside it.
Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 90-004T
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2009 01:24 | XLerate | Added |
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