Accident to the Guimbal Cabri G2 registered ZK-IIH on 04/15/16 at Roturua [Investigation led by TAIC / New Zealand]

Preliminary data based on notification from the New Zealand authorities:

Precautionary landing after pilot heard noise and saw smoke. Aircraft destroyed by fire.

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General information
Local date	15/04/2016
Responsible entity	New Zealand - TAIC
State or area of occurrence	New Zealand
Location	Depuis AD Rotorua
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0214

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	New Zealand
Manufacturer / Model	GUIMBAL - CABRI
Aircraft Registration	ZK-IIH
State of registry	New Zealand
Last departure point	New Zealand - NZRO (ROT): Rotorua
Planned destination	New Zealand - NZAP (TUO): Taupo
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1009
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Solo

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