A helicopter owned by Gisborne Helicopters crashed in Hawkes Bay at around 10:00 a.m. at a logging skid site on Paritu Road, Wharerata, in Gisborne, New Zealand.
A 53-year-old Gisborne passenger was killed. The pilot had leg injuries, but is in stable condition. The helicopter was delivering supplies.
Civil Aviation Authority is investigating. Various eye witnesses saw the event. Fire fighters, ambulance and police immediately reached at the scene.
The rear rotor assembly was cutoff at mid-shaft. The news organization calls this incident a “hard landing”
What: Air Nelson Ltd Bombardier Dash 8-300 en route from Wellington to Nelson
Where: Blenheim Airport NZ
When: Sept 30, 2010, 5.05pm
Who: 46 passengers, 3 crew
Why: The flight diverted to Blenheim because of weather conditions in Nelson. However, on landing, the nose wheel collapsed.
Another Bombardier collapsed wheel?
What: Skyline Aviation Robinson 44 Helicopter
Where: 20 kilometres northwest of Napier
When: Monday Sept 15
Who: relief pilot for the service for five years
Why:Pilot who flew into some overhead wires and crashed while while spraying blackberry farm, was trapped beneath the wrecked helicopter with a punctured lung, a broken arm and fuel burns. His condition is critical, and he is in intensive care in Hawke’s Bay Hospital
A U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa, Japan, on January 8th.
Authorities said the Marine Corps AH-1 helicopter landed at a waste disposal site in Yomitan, after the crew received indication of a problem.
There were two people aboard at the time; both remained unharmed.
A helicopter crashed in a secluded area near Blackall, western Queensland, Australia, on July 27th.
According to sources, the man flying the helicopter was seriously injured in the crash. He was taken to hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.