Robinson R22 Beta c/n 3635 was issued the US registration of N73791 for initial flight testing at Torrance, California before being crated to Skysales Aviation at Chrstchurch. They registered it as ZK-HIW3 on 30-07-2004 with ownership moving to Garden City Helicopters on August the 17th. It was delivered across to the other side of Christchurch Airport on 11-08-2004.
On 04-11-2008 it was damaged at Nelson when it lost rotor RPM during a simulated autorotation.Its registration was cancelled on 03-06-2009.
Top pic has HIW at Nelson on 28-03-07 & bottom pic taken at Garden City Christchurch on 05-11-2007.
FYI.
ZK-HIW1 was a Hughes 269C c/n 160468 with Farm Helicopters. It was cancelled on 10-02-1989.
ZK-HIW2 was the Bell 206 L-3 LongRanger 111 with c/n 51571. It was reregistered on 20-01-1993 as ZK-HPM3 until cancelled on 07-07-2000 for a to return to the US.
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