ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48415
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Garden City Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZK-HIW |
| MSN: | 3635 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Waimea Estuary, Nelson -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An instructor and student were practicing simulated auto-rotations in 25-knot winds, when the helicopter lost rotor rpm and landed heavily at the edge of the Waimea Estuary mudflats just short of grass runway 02 at Nelson Airport. It was extensively damaged when it rolled onto its right side.
Sources:
1. Helicopter crash - Nelson airport
2. Minor injuries after Nelson helicopter crash
3. Two men walk away from chopper crash
4. Helicopter training flight ends up in mud
5. Pair walk away from badly damaged helicopter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2008 09:09 | Topaz | Added |
| 08-Nov-2008 10:22 | Topaz | Updated |
| 10-Nov-2008 15:52 | Topaz | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2022 03:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 07:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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