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Date: | Saturday 24 June 1989 |
Time: | 17:12 |
Type: | Bell 206B JetRanger |
Owner/operator: | The Helicopter Line |
Registration: | ZK-HWK |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Sea off Anaura Bay, East Coast -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Tikitiki |
Destination airport: | Gisborne Airport |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Poor weather, darkness and poor visibility forced the pilot to follow the coastline at a low altitude, and when he became disoriented in mist, the helicopter crashed into the sea and quickly sank. The aircraft was carrying a television crew including presenter Paul Holmes; cameraman Jo Von Dinklage drowned in the accident.
Sources:
1.
Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Air crashes 2. Office of Air Accidents Investigation - Aircraft accident report no.89-058
3. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 198-200. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
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16-Jun-2009 22:57 |
XLerate |
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24-Sep-2021 20:00 |
Ron Averes |
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11-Feb-2022 19:56 |
Ron Averes |
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