MD Helicopters 600 ZK-ILD

Summary

On 13 June 2018 at about 20:48 local time, a MD Helicopters 600 registered ZK-ILD was involved in an accident near Waiouru, New Zealand. 5 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 2018 at 20:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Waiouru, New Zealand

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

MD Helicopters 600

Registration

ZK-ILD

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR18WA169

5 people were seriously injured.

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 June 13, 2018, at 2048 Universal Coordinated time, an MD 600N helicopter, ZK-ILD crashed in a remote area for unknown reasons near Waiouru, New Zealand. The pilot and four passengers were seriously injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The helicopter was being operated under the pertinent civil regulations for the Government of New Zealand. The investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of New Zealand. This report is for information purposes and contains only information released by the Government of New Zealand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: The Chief Executive Officer Transport Accident Investigation Commission Level 16 80 The Terrace Wellington 6011 New Zealand 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.