# NTSB WPR19RA044: Aerospatiale AS350, Dusky Forest, New Zealand, November 6, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 6, 2018
- Place: Dusky Forest, New Zealand
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19RA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98744/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19RA044

## Factual narrative

The government of New Zealand has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AEROSPATIALE AS350 helicopter that occurred on November 06, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of New Zealand's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of New Zealand.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZK HZS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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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