A Hughes 500 helicopter flying between the Greenstone Valley and Dumpling Hut crashed at Glade Burn in steep and rugged terrain in poor weather.   Police confirmed that sole occupant pilot Bruce Andrews died in the accident

Date:

15 December, 2013

Make:

MD Helicopters

Model:

MD500D

Location:

Glade Burn, near the Lake Te Anau starting point of the Milford Track

Country:

New Zealand

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

1

Link:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11173163

Link:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/west-coast/9521484/Helicopter-down-pilot-missing

Link:

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/regls/540199032-another-attempt-to-get-to-helicopter-crash-site