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New Zealand Helicopter Accident

What: Royal New Zealand Air Force Bell UH-1H Iroquois en route from Ohakea Air Base in Manawatu to Anzac Day commemorations in Wellington
Where: 40km NE of Wellington New Zealand
When: Apr 25 2010
Who: 4 aboard, 3 fatalities
Why: The helicopter crashed in rugged terrain near Pukerua Bay, in fog, killing 3 aboard (Flight Lieutenant Hayden Peter Madsen, pilot, 33; Officer Daniel Stephen Gregory, pilot, 28, and Corporal Benjamin Andrew Carson, helicopter crewman, 25) and injuring one.

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    IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 433JC Make/Model: BE33 Description: 33 Debonair, Bonanza (E-24)
    Date: 02/19/2012 Time: 1844

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    COLLIDED, NEAR RIO VISTA, CA

    INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
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    # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

    OTHER DATA
    Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: Other

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