Narrative:
Aircraft crashed on approach following encounter with windshear and turbulence on short final. Aircraft disassembled and flown as external load by helicopter from Stewart Island to Invercargill by AS350 ZK-HMY on 3 November 1980.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 27 October 1980 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Operator: | Stewart Island Air Services |
| Registration: | ZK-IAS |
| MSN: | 182 |
| First flight: | 1970-05-20 (10 years 5 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Stewart Island Airport (SZS) ( New Zealand)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Invercargill Airport (IVC/NZNV), New Zealand |
| Stewart Island-Ryan's Creek Airport (SZS/NZRC), New Zealand |
Aircraft crashed on approach following encounter with windshear and turbulence on short final. Aircraft disassembled and flown as external load by helicopter from Stewart Island to Invercargill by AS350 ZK-HMY on 3 November 1980.
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Distance from Invercargill Airport to Stewart Island-Ryan's Creek Airport as the crow flies is 56 km (35 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Invercargill Airport to Stewart Island-Ryan's Creek Airport as the crow flies is 56 km (35 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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