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Date: | Friday 26 November 1993 |
Time: | 17:34:48 |
Type: | Aérospatiale AS 355F-1 |
Owner/operator: | Airwork (NZ) Ltd, opf New Zealand Police |
Registration: | ZK-HIT |
MSN: | 5176 |
Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Auckland Central, Auckland -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | NZMB |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | TAIC |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:On 26 November 1993, the New Zealand Police helicopter Eagle collided mid-air with a Piper Cherokee traffic-spotting plane. The accident killed all three helicopter occupants, including Sergeant Lindsay Eion Grant "Lou" Grant (39) and Constable Alastair Alan Sampson (27), and the sole occupant of the plane. Debris fell over a wide area including Symonds Street, Karangahape Road, Queen Street and the Auckland Southern Motorway; one motorist received moderate facial burns. The southbound plane struck the westbound helicopter at a low altitude, possibly around 150m, under VFR. Witnesses thought the plane veered sharply at the last second, and seeing a wing sheer off after impact. The accident happened during peak traffic while commuters were travelling home on Friday evening, and quickly resulted in gridlock, delaying emergency services.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | TAIC |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1.
Investigation 93-020. Transport Accident Investigation Commission
2.
Last message of Eagle boss. North Shore Times Advertiser. 30 November 1993; pp. 1,3
3.
Death plane's close call with helicopter. New Zealand Herald. 10 February 2006
4. Four killed in mid-air collision. Otago Daily Times. 27 November 1993 pages 1,2
5.
Our history. Auckland Operational Support
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