Robinson R22 ZK-IHA

Summary

On 27 March 2017 at about 03:45 local time, a Robinson R22 registered ZK-IHA was involved in an accident near Reefton, New Zealand. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 March 2017 at 03:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Reefton, New Zealand

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

ZK-IHA

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR17WA083

1 person died.

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

On March 27, 2017, about 0345 Universal Time, a Robinson R22, New Zealand registration ZK-IHA, impacted forested terrain about 5.5 miles north of Reefton, West Coast. The pilot, the sole occupant was fatally injured, and the helicopter was substantially damaged. It was reported that the purpose of the flight was a private hunting flight.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; case AO-2017-002. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transport Accident Investigation Commission P.O. Box 10-323 Wellington 6143 New Zealand Tel.: (64) 4-473-0199 (24 hours) (64) 4-473-3112 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (64) 4-499-1510 Website: http://www.taic.org.nz

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.