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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 2024 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus Helicopters H125 (AS 350B3e) |
| Owner/operator: | Heli A1 |
| Registration: | ZK-ISS |
| MSN: | 8986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mangatoa Road, Marokopa, Waitomo, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airbus Helicopters H125 (AS 350B3e) sustained substantial damage when a rope became entangled in rotor blades. One person was injured.
The helicopter had been spreading fertilizer on farm paddocks.
*The identity has not been confirmed, but ZK-ISS is the only AS350 registered to Heli A1 with a black colour scheme.
Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350376542/serious-injury-king-country-helicopter-incident
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/525009/person-hurt-after-helicopter-gets-tangled-in-rope-in-marokopa
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/marokopa-emergency-services-head-to-incident-involving-helicopter/724A2BY77ZFNROKBV7HMYVESRA/
http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2022/12/some-waikato-helicopters.html
History of this aircraft
Ex SE-JUI
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2024 05:20 | Anon. | Added |
| 13-Aug-2024 05:22 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 13-Aug-2024 05:35 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2024 06:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2024 05:45 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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