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Emergency landing Lake Rotorua New Zealand
On Feb 24, 2013, a Volcanic Air Safaris Ltd Robinson R44 Raven II made an emergency upright landing on skids near the end of Bennetts Rd, Koutu, not long after lifting off from Lake Rotorua New Zealand. The female pilot and three passengers escaped the helicopter 60 metres from the shore in knee deep... »
Microlight Crashes on Carters Beach, 2 fatalities
On Jan 30, 2012, a Micro Aviation Bantam B22S that took off from Westport Airport with two aboard went missing Wednesday. The plane was found on Jan 31, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. on Carters Beach, near Westport. The two local men aged 58 and 25, who were aboard did not survive. The bodies of... »
Agricultural Plane Crash in NZ
What: Ravensdown Aerowork light plane Where: Taranaki NZ When: Dec 11, 2012 Who: 1 aboard Why: A light plane was engaged in fertiliser spreading and agricultural spraying for Wanganui Aero Work company. (Wanganui was acquired by Ravensdown Aerowork in 2004 but the plane had not been provided new colors.) The plane went down near... »
Spitfire Replica Belly Landing on Grass in NZ
What: WW2-era Spitfire Where: Whanganui Airport When: Sept 29, 2012 6:15 pm Who: pilot Why: When his landing gear failed, the pilot of a WW2-era Spitfire (replica) circled the airport for half an hour then made a forced belly landing on grass at Whanganui Airport in New Zealand. The plane sustained some damage. THe... »
Air New Zealand Makes Emergency Landing
What: Air New Zealand Boeing 767 en route from Honolulu to Auckland Where: Auckland When: August 5, 2012 Who: 230 passengers Why: When the landing gear light (which should indicate landing gear are in place) did not come on during approach, the pilot told Auckland ATC, and performed a flyby confirming the gear were... »
Tongariro Disruption
National carrier Air New Zealand canceled or delayed domestic flights due to Mount Tongariro Volcano ash on Monday night. Gisborne, Rotorua, Taupo and Palmerston North May be affected. The aviation colour code around Mt Tongariro was downgraded from red to orange, but the volcanic alert level remains. The plume from the eruption last night... »
Missing Light Craft Discovered Crashed in NZ field
What: Zenair CH 601 UL Zodiac microlight en route from Ohakea to Dargaville Where: South Head, Kaipara NZ When: April 1, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: The microlight crashed in a field in South Head, Kaipara, NZ after sending a distress call at 1 pm. The flight went missing at 1, and... »
Two NZ Doctors Lost in Crash of Private Plane
What: Yakovlev Yak-52TW Where: Feilding, New Zealand When: Jan 23 2012 10:45 a.m. Who: 2 fatalities Why: A plane left Taonui Aerodrome and twenty-five minutes later was engaging in acrobatics,when it flew upside down, made a loop and then crash dived on to the grounds of the Timona Recreational Reserve. The plane shattered into... »
Hot Air Balloon Hits Electrical Wires, Goes Up in Flames
What: Early Morning Balloons hot air balloon Where: New Zealand When: Jan7 2012 Who: 11 fatalities Why: Five couples from around Wellington were aboard a hot air balloon 500 feet high in New Zealand when it struck a power line and ignited. The balloon had been preparing to land. Everyone aboard was trapped; two... »
NZ Chopper Smashed While Setting up Christmas Tree
What: Helisika Agricultural Ltd. Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil Where: Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, NZ When: Nov 23, 2011 Who: 1 pilot Why: After setting a pylon for a christmas tree, the chopper’s roter struck a cable, and crashed the chopper. Pilot Greg Gribble was hospitalized and released. Te Wero Bridge has been closed to pedestrians... »
