ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190108
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| Date: | Saturday 27 June 2015 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Lakes Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-IBR |
| MSN: | 4899 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Queenstown, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After disembarking the passengers during a scenic snowfields flight, the helicopter weather-cocked in a gust of wind and slid rearwards a short distance down a gentle slope, until the rear snowshoes dug in and caused the helicopters tail rotor blades to contact the snow. The machine was shut down and the passengers were recovered off the mountain a short time later by another helicopter. An engineering inspection was carried out and the helicopter was flown off the mountain later that day. It was returned to service at a later date after a thorough inspection.
Sources:
https://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=15/3673
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/zk-ibs-milling-about-yesterday.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2016 14:27 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 31-Jan-2022 16:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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