ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155800
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 2013 |
| Time: | 11:17 LT |
| Type: | Composite Helicopters KC518 Adventourer |
| Owner/operator: | Composite Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZK-ICM |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Waitemata Harbour, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | North Shore |
| North Shore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, a composite CH KC518 Adventourer helicopter, ditched into the waters of Auckland Harbour, due to an engine malfunction. Both occupants received minor injuries.
The aircraft was retrieved, having sustained unreported damage.
Sources:
https://au.news.yahoo.com/helicopter-crashes-in-auckland-17045921.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8641791/Pair-unscathed-after-Auckland-helicopter-crash
http://www.compositehelicopter.com/
http://helihub.com/2013/05/07/07-may-13-zk-icm-composite-helicopters-kc518-auckland-new-zealand/
http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2012/07/plastic-helicopter-on-tv3-last-night-zk.html
http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2013/05/piloto-faz-pouso-de-emergencia-com.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/10041457/Worlds-first-carbon-fibre-helicopter-crashes-in-Auckland.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2013 00:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-May-2013 06:18 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 07-May-2013 21:35 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-May-2013 23:48 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-May-2013 02:19 | sharla82 | Updated [Registration] |
| 08-May-2013 14:20 | Geni | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2013 20:19 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2016 15:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 16-Sep-2016 15:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Damage] |
| 05-Feb-2022 08:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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