Sole occupant pilot Rick Lucas experienced tail rotor failure and helicopter started to spin so he elected to ditch it in the shallow waters of Porirua Harbour, N of Wellington

Date:

2 May, 2017

Reg:

ZK-IED

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

BK117

MSN:

7059

Location:

Pauatahanui Inlet, Porirua Harbour, N of Wellington

Country:

New Zealand

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Heliforce

Link:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11849029

Link:

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/video-helicopter-pilot-recounts-surviving-crash-landing-and-escaping-submerged-chopper-in-porirua-harbour

Link:

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/05/pilot-watches-2m-helicopter-pulled-from-porirua-harbour.html