ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89232
Last updated: 19 May 2013
This information is added by users of ASN. ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | 20-JAN-2011 |
| Time: | ~12:15 pm |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Operator: | North Shore Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZK-ISF |
| C/n / msn: | 51145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Off Langs Beach, south of Whangarei. -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | near Maungakaramea |
| near Maungakaramea |
On 20 January 2011, the pilot of a Bell 206L-3 LongRanger helicopter ditched the helicopter after experiencing a significant engine power reduction while in the cruise. The pilot did not have time to make an emergency radio call, but the accident was witnessed by people on shore. The pilot was not wearing a life jacket and spent more than 2 hours in the water before he was rescued. He suffered minor injuries only. The helicopter was not able to be recovered from the sea for about one week.
The cause of the reported engine power reduction was not determined.
The pilot did not take appropriate survival precautions for a flight that was intended to be operated over water. His rescue was greatly assisted by the accident being witnessed and by a favourable on-shore wind.
Sources:
http://www.taic.org.nz/ReportsandSafetyRecs/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/2011-001/Page/0/language/en-US/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]skins/taicAviation/skin_aviation
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyid=189287
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10701050
North Shore 17Sep2008Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2011 04:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Jan-2011 13:11 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2011 13:24 | parkhill | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage] |
| 20-Jan-2011 17:03 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location] |
| 20-Jan-2011 17:16 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2011 18:18 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2011 18:21 | bizjets101 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2011 02:21 | flyernzl | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator]] |
| 30-Jan-2011 03:02 | flyernzl | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2013 18:47 | harro | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description