ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78713
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 14-OCT-2010 |
| Time: | 1330 to 1415 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22B |
| Operator: | A D & G D Munro Syndicate, Winton |
| Registration: | ZK-HIP |
| C/n / msn: | 1804 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2 km S-E of Colyers Island, Bluff Harbour, Southland. -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bluff. |
A search was initiated at 2:15 pm today (14/10) when a Robinson R22 carrying an instructor and another pilot was declared overdue.
The last communication with the missing aircraft was at 1:30 pm.
No distress message was heard and no ELT signal has been detected so far.
Jason Wright (29) instructor-pilot and Chief Executive of Stewart Island Helicopters was on a training flight with pupil helicopter pilot Allan Munro (67) when the helicopter went missing.
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The submerged wreckage of the missing aircraft was located in Bluff Harbour at about noon on 15/10/10.
The body of the instructor was found on the beach of an islet nearby and the pupil pilot was found in the helicopter.
Sources:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10680572
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/families-missing-helicopter-men-hopeful-3836519
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/4239970/Chopper-down
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2010 04:06 | angels one five | Added |
| 14-Oct-2010 04:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2010 19:27 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2010 21:21 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2010 10:56 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 15-Oct-2010 14:35 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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