ZK-HTL at Rangiora

 Hughes 369HS ZK-HTL4  (c/n 1240686S) was sighted at the fuel pumps at Rangiora yesterday afternoon.

Below is what NZ Aviationn News Magazine said about it at the time of its ZK registration on 07-01-2003.

"The Hughes 369HS is a December 1974 production machine – The construction number tells us that; and its previous identity was N600BC. It has recently operated from the Tuna fishing boat Captain M J Souza, and flew into Nelson on 04-12-2002. It became ZK-HTL₄ with Talleys Fisheries on January the 7^th. 

It passed through Ardmore on 15/16-01-03, still on floats, on its way to Whangarei to rejoin a Tuna boat. 

Ownership has since moved to the Amaltal Fishing Co Ltd"

Ownership went to the Talleys Group Ltd on 15-12-2011.

The photo below shows N600BC at Nelson - as captured by Peter Campbell on 13-03-2002.

Another pic of ZK-HTL can be found at the following link.

 http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2009/04/h500-zk-htl.html