GAA23WA085

NTSB accident investigation · Mcdonnell Douglas 500 · Dansey Pass, Livingston, New Zealand · March 2, 2023

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 2, 2023, 01:22 local (01:22 UTC)
Place
Dansey Pass, Livingston, New Zealand
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
ZK-IESMcdonnell Douglas 500
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
106812

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Loss of engine power (total)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 3,820 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
ZK-IES
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas 500 (N)
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial