Date:	Saturday 24 June 1989
Time:	17:12
Type:	Bell 206B JetRanger
Owner/operator:	The Helicopter Line
Registration:	ZK-HWK
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sea off Anaura Bay, East Coast -   New Zealand
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Tikitiki
Destination airport:	Gisborne Airport
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Poor weather, darkness and poor visibility forced the pilot to follow the coastline at a low altitude, and when he became disoriented in mist, the helicopter crashed into the sea and quickly sank. The aircraft was carrying a television crew including presenter Paul Holmes; cameraman Jo Von Dinklage drowned in the accident.

1. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Air crashes
2. Office of Air Accidents Investigation - Aircraft accident report no.89-058
3. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 198-200. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
14-Apr-2009 02:06	XLerate	Added
16-Apr-2009 02:23	XLerate	Updated
16-Jun-2009 22:57	XLerate	Updated
24-Sep-2021 20:00	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
11-Feb-2022 19:56	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]