ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162741
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| Date: | Sunday 15 December 2013 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Milford Helicopters Limited |
| Registration: | ZK-HNA |
| MSN: | 0477E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glade Burn, Fiordland NP -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dumpling Hut on the Milford Track |
| Greenstone Valley, Otago | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.
The crash site has been located on Monday 16 December 2013.
Unfortunately the pilot did not survive the crash.
CAA final report :
Conclusions
The pilot was appropriately licensed and experienced to carry out the flight.
The pilot may not have been medically ‘fit to fly’ based on his own medical concerns and the observations of his colleagues.
GPS analysis coupled with meteorological information show that the helicopter was operated in a manner adversely affected by prevailing weather conditions and terrain. It is possible that the pilot inadvertently entered cloud resulting in spatial disorientation and collision with the terrain.
See complete report below.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/107510398/.html
http://helihub.com/2013/12/15/15-dec-13-hughes-500d-glade-burn-new-zealand/
Data_______________
https://www.ctaeropics.com/Oceania/New-Zealand/New-Zealand-Light-Aircraft/i-gDSXP25
CAA________________
CAA Final report : https://www.caa.govt.nz/assets/legacy/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-HNA_Fatal.pdf
Images:
Media:
New Zealand - Exact cause of Hughes 369E helicopter crash unclear, five years after death.https://t.co/QgxG7zkXpQ pic.twitter.com/aK2KzRz9xQ
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 1 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2013 18:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Dec-2013 07:26 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2013 16:04 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2014 04:50 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 28-Feb-2014 10:25 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 01-Oct-2018 07:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
| 01-Oct-2018 07:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
| 01-Oct-2018 07:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2022 20:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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