# NTSB WPR14WA072: Hughes 369E, Lake Ross, New Zealand, New Zealand, December 15, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 15, 2013, 04:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place: Lake Ross, New Zealand, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -44.880554, 167.964447 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-44.8806&lon=167.9644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14WA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88578/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14WA072

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 15, 2013, at 0400 universal coordinated time, a Hughes 369E, ZK-HNA, collided with terrain under unknown circumstances near Lake Ross, South Island, New Zealand. The flight was operated by Milford Helicopters under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of New Zealand. The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. 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: Civil Aviation Authority Safety Investigations Unit Level 15, Asteron Centre 55 Featherston St Wellington 6011, New Zealand Tel: (64) 04-560-9400

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZK-HNA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E (E)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0477E
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Registered owner: Milford Helicopters Limited

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 7, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88578. 54 KB in all.

- Docket Statement (item 1, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40407246&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Statement-Master.PDF

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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