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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 2010 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS 350B2 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-IMS |
| MSN: | 4419 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fiordland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot landed the helicopter so he could attach a long line to carry out a lifting job. While the pilot was outside the machine a gust of wind caught the tail, causing it to pivot. The left skid moved onto lower ground causing the machine to roll over on its side.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 10/1722
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 2020 | C-GNZF | Canadian Helicopters | 0 | near Sacré-Coeur, QC |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2025 17:11 | ASN | Added |
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