42-year-old Shri Rama Krishnan, was flying the Squirrel with two passengers on board on a routine food supply trip when the helicopter went missing, after turning back on encountering bad weather.  The helicopter was on charter to the Indonesian arm of US mining company Freeport-McMoRan.

Date:

17 March, 2012

Reg:

PK-ODA

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

AS350

Country:

Indonesia

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

3

Operator:

Kershaw-Aviation

Link:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/6597249/Auckland-pilots-body-found-in-wreckage

Link:

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/body-kiwi-pilot-recovered-crash-site-4782573

Link:

http://news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8437007/nz-pilot-in-indonesian-helicopter-crash