08-Nov-14 ZK-HOL Composite Helicopters KC518 Silverdale, New Zealand

Emergency field landing on a test flight, ending up with helicopter lying on its side.  Pilot Peter Maloney was attended to on site, while co-pilot Herbert Idelon was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.  Location was two miles north-east of their intended destination – their home base North Shore Airfield.  See also interview of pilot about the accident. including full video of the accident both from the cockpit and the tail

Date:
8 November, 2014
Reg:
ZK-HOL
Make:
Composite Helicopters
Model:
KC518
MSN:
003
Location:
farm land on Duck Creek Rd, near Silverdale
Country:
New Zealand
Civil / Military:
Civil
Operator:
Composite-Helicopters
Link:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11355587
Link:
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/25467548/company-to-continue-making-kc518-helicopters/

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