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| Date: | Sunday 16 November 2025 |
| Time: | c. 07:50 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R66 Turbine |
| Owner/operator: | SCN Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-IXT |
| MSN: | 0331 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mākara Beach, Wellington, NI -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Robinson R66 Turbine, ZK-IXT, carrying out agricultural work, sustained substantial damage when it crashed under unknown circumstances near Mākara Beach, New Zealand.
The pilot was seriously injured.
The TAIC has launched an investigation.
Sources:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/579001/helicopter-crash-near-wind-farm-on-wellington-s-west-coast-one-injured
https://www.taic.org.nz/news/taic-investigating-crash-robinson-r66-near-makara
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/11/16/one-injured-in-helicopter-crash-on-wellingtons-west-coast/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/1397830_1684205282.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2025 07:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Nov-2025 19:02 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 16-Nov-2025 19:29 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 16-Nov-2025 21:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 16-Nov-2025 21:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Nov-2025 22:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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