The helicopter hit a pole and crashed at 4.30am whilst engaged in frost control operations due to the pilot being unable to see due to the canopy fogging up. The pilot was injured.
- Date
- October 30, 2016
- Reg
- ZK-IZR
- Make
- Guimbal
- Model
- G2
- MSN
- 1004
- Location
- Swallows Crossing Vineyard, Tarras, Otago
- Country
- New Zealand
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Tailwind-Helicopters
- Link 1
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/85881161/man-seriously-injured-in-helicopter-crash-near-wanaka
- Link 2
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11738554
- Link 3
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=11739052
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