Accident to the Kawasaki BK117 registered ZK-IMX and operated by Southern Lakes Helicopters on 22/04/2019 near Auckland Islands [Investigation led by TAIC / New Zealand]

Données préliminaires issues de la notification des autorités de Nouvelle-Zélande :

While descending to the Auckland Islands, the helicopter collided with water. The occupants of the helicopter extricated themselves and swam ashore. They were rescued the following day.

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General information
Local date	22/04/2019
Responsible entity	New Zealand - TAIC
State or area of occurrence	New Zealand
Location	Proche Auckland Islands
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	3
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0198

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Large helicopter
Operator	New Zealand (Southern Lakes Helicopters)
Manufacturer / Model	KAWASAKI - BK117
Aircraft Registration	ZK-IMX
State of registry	New Zealand
Last departure point	New Zealand - NZNV (IVC): Invercargill
Planned destination	New Zealand (Auckland Islands)
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	1108
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Air Ambulance

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