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Investigation 90-004T
Hughes 369D ZK-HOP, main rotor struck slope and rolled down hill, 4 km east of Lake Widgeon Fiordland Park, 1 November 1990
ZK-HOP failed to return to base from a deer hunting sortie the previous day. The wreckage of ZK-HOP was located at the bush line below a steep tussock and scrub covered slope. A prominent gouge mark had been made in the slope further up, by the main rotor blades. The shooter had been thrown from the helicopter as it descended. The pilot was found lying beside the helicopter. Both occupants had died from injuries received in the accident.
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