ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174480
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| Date: | Friday 13 March 2015 |
| Time: | c. 17:20 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-IWL |
| MSN: | 10202 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | French Pass, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Omaka Aerodrome |
| Waimaru Bay | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A helicopter struck a power line between the South Island mainland and D'Urville Island and crashed into the sea. The sole occupant is confirmed to have died.
The investigation identified the following causal factors:
(i) The pilot entered into a flight mode requiring an increased level of situational awareness by flying below the minimum height for VFR flight and subsequently reduced regulated safety margins.
(ii) While approaching the wire hazard, the pilot did not maintain a flight path that provided adequate clearance above the obstacle
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/one-dead-after-helicopter-crashes-into-the-sea-6254651.html
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/one-believed-dead-in-helicopter-crash-26641633.html
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/67354538/police-name-pilot-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-marlborough-sounds
https://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/AirReg3_new.asp?Mark=IWL&Query3=Get+Reg+Mark
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/268674/wires-below-legal-flying-level-lines-company
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300218916/fatal-helicopter-flight-due-to-pilot-flying-too-low
https://www.aviation.govt.nz/assets/publications/fatal-accident-reports/ZK-IWL-Fatal.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2015 10:00 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Mar-2015 10:02 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 10:12 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 13-Mar-2015 11:05 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 23:33 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2015 06:06 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 15-Mar-2015 20:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Feb-2021 17:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2022 07:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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