# NTSB LAX05WA048: Robinson R22B, Taumaranui, New Zealand, November 27, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 27, 2004
- Place: Taumaranui, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -38.650001, 175.25
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-38.6500&lon=175.2500&mi=10
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 60699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05WA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60699/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05WA048

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZK-HWP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R22B
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Pouatu Helicopters Ltd.
- Departed: Taumaranui

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

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

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