ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69266
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Date: | Monday 11 December 2006 |
Time: | 17:15 LT |
Type: | Kawasaki-Hughes 369HS |
Owner/operator: | Helistar Helicopters |
Registration: | ZK-HDJ |
MSN: | 6638 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro NP -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | Crater Lake |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | TAIC |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The pilot could not climb the helicopter above the surrounding terrain, so he descended towards the lake to accelerate the helicopter towards its best-angle-of-climb speed. The helicopter hit the lake surface and came to rest on the shore of the lake. All POB injured.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | TAIC |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=06/4608 https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/pilot-admits-mistake-over-crater-lake-crash https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Oct-2009 02:15 |
RobertMB |
Added |
16-Aug-2014 15:34 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
26-May-2018 00:48 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
06-Oct-2021 03:48 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
02-Feb-2022 02:04 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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