Helicopter crashed on rocky beach. Eyewitness reported seeing the helicopter spiralling out of control and plummeting to the ground
Two fatalities named as owner/pilot Andrew Hamish Davidson, 60, and wife Lin Chen, 39. Three injured passengers including their two children and another child. The children – two boys and a girl – were all aged under 14
- Date
- December 15, 2020
- Reg
- ZK-HEK
- Make
- Eurocopter
- Model
- EC120
- MSN
- 1023
- Location
- beach at mouth of the Kekerengu River, 60km north of Kaikōura
- Country
- New Zealand
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Fatal
- 2
- Operator
- Glenloch-Helicopters
- Link 1
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123719857/pilot-killed-in-helicopter-crash-was-stalwart-in-tech-industry
- Link 2
- https://www.taic.org.nz/news/new-taic-inquiry-helicopter-crash-kekerengu-river-mouth
- Link 3
- https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-districts/investigators-seek-clues-cause-kaik%C5%8Dura-helicopter-crash
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