Went missing during fire fighting operations. Located some hours later in 7m of water. Bodies of pilot John "Prickles" de Ridder and passenger William MacRae from Dept of Conservation have been confirmed by divers as being inside the helicopter. Salt Air - Company statement here
- Date
- November 30, 2011
- Reg
- ZK-IMB
- Make
- Eurocopter
- Model
- AS350
- MSN
- 2396
- Location
- Matai Bay
- Country
- New Zealand
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Salt-Air
- Link 1
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6065565/Fire-burns-down-homes-in-Northland
- Link 2
- http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyid=210061
- Link 3
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10770069
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