ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59474
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 May 1989 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | Alpine Adventures |
| Registration: | ZK-HXA |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fox Glacier, Westland NP -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Fox Glacier |
| Fox Glacier | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter lost power during a scenic flight, the pilot made an auto rotational descent onto the glacier. The impact killed two passengers, and seriously injured the pilot and two other passengers. The survivors spent the night in the wreckage, before rescuers arrived shortly after 8:30 am the next morning. The investigators could not rule out an engine malfunction or a severe downflow of air over the glacier.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 89-047
2. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 103-105. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2009 23:45 | XLerate | Added |
| 18-May-2009 02:55 | XLerate | Updated |
| 24-Sep-2021 12:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2022 10:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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