# NTSB IAD00WA020: Sikorsky CH-3E, N650DC, Wairoa Gorge, New Zealand, February 11, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 11, 2000
- Place: Wairoa Gorge, New Zealand
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 48700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD00WA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48700/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00WA020

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N650DC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N650DC-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 61558, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Sikorsky CH-3E (S-61R)
- Registry model: [Sikorsky S-61R](https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-61r) (registry code 8142106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE T58 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (registry code 30008, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Rick Lucas Helicopters Ltd., doing business as Helipro
- Departed: NZNS, NELSON, NZ
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported

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