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| Date: | Friday 11 January 2013 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-IPY |
| MSN: | 10555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glenorchy -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A wind gust caused the main rotor to strike the tail boom during start-up, damaging the rotor blades as well as the tail boom.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 13/158
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 2015 | ZK-IPY | Over The Top Helicopters Ltd | 2 | near Queenstown, Otago | |
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| Mast bumping | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 18:27 | ASN | Added |
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