# NTSB WPR14WA128: Hughes 369D, Moonlight Creek, New Zealand, New Zealand, February 25, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 25, 2014, 20:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place: Moonlight Creek, New Zealand, New Zealand
- Coordinates: -44.949443, 168.598327 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-44.9494&lon=168.5983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14WA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88871/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88871
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14WA128

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)
- [Autorotation: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 25, 2014, at 2055 universal coordinated time, a Hughes 369D, ZK-IQQ, was substantially damaged when the main rotor blades contacted and severed the tailboom at the conclusion of an autorotation and landing near Moonlight Creek, New Zealand. The helicopter was registered to Heli Tours Limited and operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of New Zealand. The pilot and two passengers were not 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 (CAA) P.O. Box 3555 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Tel: (64) 4-560-9400 Fax: (64) 4-569-2024

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZK-IQQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D (D)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 600739D
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Registered owner: D.P. Nyhon Holdings Limited

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 3, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88871. 26 KB in all.

- Docket Statement (item 1, .PDF, 26 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410963&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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