- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Place
- Turangi, New Zealand, New Zealand
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- ZK-IHURobinson R66
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 86408
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Factual narrative
On March 9, 2013, at an unknown time, a Robinson R66, ZK-IHU, collided with mountainous terrain near Turangi, New Zealand. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Heli Sika Limited under the pertinent civil regulations of New Zealand. The pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of New Zealand. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of New Zealand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Deputy Chief Investigator of Accidents Transport Accident Investigation Commission P.O. Box 10-323 Wellington 6143 New Zealand Tel: (64) 4-473-3112 Fax: (64) 4-499-1510 Email: inquiries@taic.org.nz
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZK-IHU
- Reported as
- Robinson R66 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0078
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Heli Sika Limited
- Registered owner
- Heli Sika Limited
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 14, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 3.5 MB in all.