ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161723
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| Date: | Monday 28 October 2013 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | The Helicopter Line |
| Registration: | ZK-HAE |
| MSN: | 3625 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Tyndall Glacier, Richardson Mountains, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Upon landing, AS 350B2 ZK-IMJ crashed into parked ZK-HAE. The pilot and 11 passengers (as it appears 6 passengers from the helicopter and 5 passengers from the parked helicopter) sustained minor injuries.
Both helicopters are said to belong to the same company.
Four rescue helicopters were dispatched to take care of the injured persons.
Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11147641
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11147913
Images:
Queenstown 5April2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2013 08:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2013 19:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 28-Oct-2013 19:47 | harro | Updated [Time] |
| 29-Oct-2013 10:17 | harro | Updated [Nature] |
| 07-Nov-2013 20:40 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 02-Feb-2022 04:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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