Hughes 369D ZK-HXZ

Summary

On 21 May 2012 at about 02:00 local time, a Hughes 369D registered ZK-HXZ was involved in an accident near Lake Sumner, New Zealand, New Zealand. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 May 2012 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Sumner, New Zealand, New Zealand

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 369D

Registration

ZK-HXZ

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR12WA446

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 21, 2012, at 0200 universal coordinated time, a Hughes 369D, ZK-HXZ, registered to and operated by Way to Go Heliservices, crashed into Lake Sumner, New Zealand, under unknown circumstances. The helicopter sank in 125 meters of water and was not recovered until May 2015. The pilot, the sole occupant was fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter was being operated for agricultural weed spraying under the pertinent civil regulations of the Government of New Zealand. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of New Zealand. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of New Zealand. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Civil Aviation Authority Safety Investigations Unit Level 15, Asteron Centre 55 Featherston St Wellington 6011, New Zealand Tel: (64) 04-560-9400

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.