Date:	Thursday 21 February 1991
Time:
Type:	Robinson R22 Beta
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	ZK-HDD
MSN:	1603
Year of manufacture:	1990
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-J2A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sea off Piercy Island, Northland -   New Zealand
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	TAIC
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The helicopter was in a high hover, before being seen rotating about the vertical axis and descending into the sea off Piercy Island, Bay of Islands. The co-pilot escaped from underwater, the pilot died.

1. TAIC Investigation 91-004
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=42885
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20091022133222/http://www.rotorspot.nl/zk.htm
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=851]&count=50

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-Apr-2009 23:35	XLerate	Added
06-Jan-2012 15:26	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
12-Jan-2013 05:19	Anon.	Updated
12-Jan-2013 05:19	Anon.	Updated [Cn, ]
01-Feb-2022 03:01	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
14-Feb-2022 20:47	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
18-Feb-2022 10:13	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]