ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345714
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 2023 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  MBB-Kawasaki BK117 B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Search and Rescue Services Limited / Westpac Rescue |
| Registration: | ZK-HHJ |
| MSN: | 1109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Pirongia, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The BK-117 helicopter, ZK-HHJ, was conducting a search and rescue operation when it crashed into dense bush on a Mt Pirongia, south-west of Hamilton. The helicopter crew survived, reportedly uninjured.
Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300973878/rescue-helicopter-crash-lands-on-waikatos-pirongia-mountain
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/09/breaking-news-westpac-rescue-helicopter-crashes-into-bush-while-on-its-way-to-collect-patient.html
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/waikato/300974254/first-photos-of-rescue-chopper-that-crashed-on-mt-pirongia-in-waikato
https://www.aviation.govt.nz/aircraft/aircraft-registration/aircraft-register-search/ShowDetails/HHJ
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c827b7
https://www.taic.org.nz/inquiry/ao-2023-010
https://www.taic.org.nz/sites/default/files/inquiry/documents/TAIC%20Protection%20Order%20AO-2023-010-001.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/21/auckland-helicopter-crash-pirongia-forest-park-paramedic
Location
Media:
A rescue chopper that crash-landed on a Waikato mountain appears to have suffered significant damage, new photos reveal. https://t.co/YwdTTyGnNK
— Stuff (@NZStuff) September 20, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2023 09:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Sep-2023 13:33 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 19-Sep-2023 16:01 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Sep-2023 18:09 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2023 05:31 | Anon. | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2023 05:32 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2023 05:53 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 21-Sep-2023 06:20 | Anon. | Updated |
| 21-Sep-2023 06:21 | harro | Updated |
| 23-Sep-2023 06:33 | Aerossurance | Updated |
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