ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46269
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| Date: | Monday 3 December 2001 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Heliview |
| Registration: | ZK-HTK |
| MSN: | 0156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Urewera NP -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Urewera National Park, NZ |
| Ruatahuna, NZ | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On Monday 3 December 2110 at about 1430 hours, Robinson R44 helicopter ZK-HTK was on a commercial transport flight from a remote campsite in the Urewera National Park to Ruatahuna, carrying two hunters whose recovery had been delayed by bad weather.
While flying over the highest terrain en route, where the weather was probably worst, the helicopter collided with trees, fell to the ground and burnt. One survivor was rescued two days later.
The pilot's low experience probably contributed to his perseverance with the flight in conditions of low cloud and poor visibility.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.asp?accidentkey=2357
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=01/4009
http://www.heliview.co.nz/en_US/news/5/85/Long-Ranger-Arrives-In-Taranaki.html
http://www.taic.org.nz/ReportsandSafetyRecs/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/2001-012/Page/10/language/en-US/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Dec-2011 18:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2014 06:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 03:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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