Firefighting helicopter crashed while filling bucket in very shallow river. pilot Neal Andrews walked away unscathed
- Date
- February 5, 2015
- Reg
- ZK-IQQ
- Make
- MD Helicopters
- Model
- MD500D
- MSN
- 0739D
- Country
- New Zealand
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Precision-Helicopters-NZ
- Link 1
- https://www.facebook.com/thehitsmarlborough/photos/a.128429997240224.33021.121765257906698/759545194128698/?type=1
- Link 2
- http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/marlborough-fire-quadruples-in-size-and-s-still-growing-6228300
- Link 3
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/65934409/Helicopter-crash-pilot-humbled-by-support
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