ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61817
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| Date: | Sunday 4 January 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Wishart Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-HCM |
| MSN: | 7903 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blue Lake, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed into Blue Lake (Tikitapu) during a helicopter handling demonstration. The tail rotor hit the lake surface, cuasing the machine to drop into the water and sink. Pilot Larry Bennett escaped uninjured. The helicopter was written off.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D. Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 11-May-2018 19:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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