Date:	Monday 9 December 2019
Time:	14:11
Type:	Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	Volcanic Air
Registration:	ZK-HPB
MSN:	4115
Year of manufacture:	2006
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	White Island -   New Zealand
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	-
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

09/12/19 - White Island coast

White island Whakaari #Volcano Eruption New Zealand

Boatload after boatload of injured people were ferried back from the island

The only ones who were fairly unscathed not burnt were those in the group with the #helicopter

“But where they managed to seek shelter we don’t know pic.twitter.com/KSJ4jdqIFr

— Kevin (@Kevin91555436) December 10, 2019

Those are some of the people put boat picked up. Praying for them and their recovery. Woman my mom tended to was in critical condition but seemed strong by the end.

The helicopters on the island looked destroyed: pic.twitter.com/jds5QBD1yg

— Michael Schade (@sch) December 9, 2019

This is so hard to believe. Our whole tour group were literally standing at the edge of the main crater not 30 minutes before. My thoughts with the families of those currently unaccounted for, the people recovering now, and especially the rescue workers… pic.twitter.com/mn704hobRk

— Michael Schade (@sch) December 9, 2019

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
09-Dec-2019 07:57	Awesome aircraft	Added
09-Dec-2019 09:01	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative]
09-Dec-2019 09:02	RobertMB	Updated [Operator]
09-Dec-2019 12:57	Anon.	Updated [Photo]
09-Dec-2019 14:09	Iceman 29	Updated [Embed code]
09-Dec-2019 14:11	Iceman 29	Updated [Embed code]
09-Dec-2019 17:53	dfix1	Updated [Embed code]
10-Dec-2019 04:39	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Source]
10-Dec-2019 09:46	Iceman 29	Updated [Embed code]
22-Nov-2023 10:14	harro	Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Embed code]