MD Helicopters 500 ZK-IJW

Summary

On 6 October 2016, a MD Helicopters 500 registered ZK-IJW was involved in an incident near Wanaka, New Zealand. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 2016

Classification

Incident

Location

Wanaka, New Zealand

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

MD Helicopters 500

Registration

ZK-IJW

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG17WA002

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a MD Helicopters MD520N, which occurred on October 6, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the helicopter powerplant. All investigative information will be released by the CAA of New Zealand.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.