# NTSB ENG17WA002: MD Helicopter 500, Wanaka, New Zealand, October 6, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 6, 2016
- Place: Wanaka, New Zealand
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) operating: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG17WA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94218/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17WA002

## Factual narrative

The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a MD Helicopters MD520N, which occurred on October 6, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the helicopter powerplant. All investigative information will be released by the CAA of New Zealand.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing-engine(s) operating: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZK-IJW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MD HELICOPTER 500 (N)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: LN016
- Engines: Rolls Royce 250-C20R turbo shaft
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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