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| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Helimac Ltd, Weston, Oamaru |
| Registration: | ZK-HEN |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Otekaieke, Nth Otago -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Hughes 269C ZK-HEN, Helimac Ltd. Written off (destroyed) 24-08-1988 when crashed near Otekaieke [Nth Otago] during agricultural (crop spraying/top dressing) operations. Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Murray McMillan sustained fatal injuries.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412
Accident report 88-059
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 18-Aug-2016 00:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2017 15:59 | Kevben | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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