GAA26WA051

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206 · Ranana, New Zealand · December 13, 2025

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 13, 2025
Place
Ranana, New Zealand
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
ZK-IWZBell 206
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202164

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
ZK-IWZ
Reported as
Bell 206 (L3)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
51123
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Part 137