ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46476
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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 1996 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-HJD |
| MSN: | 0030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muriwai Beach, East Coast -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gisborne Airport, NZ | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 13:06 hours, the pilot called Gisborne Tower, reporting 20 miles south for joining instructions. Low cloud, poor visibility and gale-force winds prevailed at the time. When the helicopter failed to arrive at Gisborne, Search and Rescue action was initiated.
The pilot's body and some of the wreckage was found the next morning at Muriwai Beach, 5.5 nautical miles south of Gisborne aerodrome. It was evident that the helicopter had flown into the sea, but no definitive cause for the accident was determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.asp?accidentkey=2235
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=96/823
http://www.taic.org.nz/ReportsandSafetyRecs/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/1996-011/Page/17/language/en-US/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Dec-2011 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2013 17:51 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2014 08:45 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport] |
| 17-Aug-2014 06:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 19-Aug-2016 18:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2022 17:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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