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Maritime
MO-2001-207
On Monday 14 May 2001, the passenger charter vessel, "Osprey", with the skipper and 6 passengers on board, departed Tolaga Bay for a half-day fishing trip. At about 0830, while crossing the Uawa River bar outbound, the boat encountered 2 waves substantially larger than those already crossed. The first wave heeled the boat significantly to port, causing all on board to lose their footing. One passenger was thrown overboard. The second wave passed over the boat and caused substantial damage to the boat and flooding of the cockpit.
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Aviation
AO-2010-002
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau published their final report in to this accident on 14 October 2010. The ATSB report AO-2010-016 can be found on their website.
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Maritime
MO-2012-201
At about 2000 on 14 March 2012, the fishing vessel Easy Rider departed Bluff for Big South Cape Island off the west coast of Stewart Island. The skipper, 2 crew members and 6 passengers were on board. The passengers were to be offloaded at Big South Cape Island, where they were to prepare for the upcoming muttonbird harvest. The skipper intended then to travel to his fishing grounds to engage in commercial fishing.
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Maritime
MO-2000-209
On Friday 17 November 2000 at about 1840, the fishing charter vessel "La Nina", with 9 passengers and 2 crew on board, was on passage to an anchorage in a bay on Rakitu Island when it grounded on rocks to the north-east of the island. The passengers and crew boarded a liferaft shortly before the vessel foundered. They were later rescued by other vessels, which had answered the Mayday call sent by the skipper. The deckhand was seriously injured during the grounding. Safety issues identified included: • inadequate safety briefing before commencing charter
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Aviation
AO-1990-006T
[A preliminary investigation showed that the circumstances were not likely to have significant implications for transport safety. Consistent with section 13 of the TAIC Act the Commission discontinued the investigation and no report was published.]
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Aviation
AO-1988-014
The aircraft was returning to Gore Aerodrome from a private airstrip. A local farmer observed the aircraft pass over the property about 400 feet above ground level, in normal cruising flight. Shortly afterwards it rolled to the left and entered a steep dive from which it was not recovered. The two occupants received fatal injuries in the ensuing ground impact.
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Rail
RO-2015-102
On Tuesday 24 November 2015 at about 1830, a KiwiRail Holdings Limited (KiwiRail) light freight locomotive (EF30157) caught fire while parked at the Palmerston North rail depot. The Fire Service attended, but the fire was not extinguished until later that evening at 2023. The locomotive's transformer compartment suffered fire damage. No-one was injured during the incident.
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Aviation
AO-2024-002
TAIC is providing support for an investigation by Chilean investigation authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil into an incident involving a Boeing 787 aircraft in international air space on its way to New Zealand. Chile, as the State of Registry, is investigating this incident and has requested New Zealand’s assistance. TAIC is gathering evidence on behalf of Chile. TAIC will not produce a report for this inquiry. This is a responsibility of Chile authorities.
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Aviation
AO-2015-002R
On 19 February 2015 a Robinson R44 helicopter was returning to Queenstown from a training flight when it suffered a mast bump and crashed in bush near the Lochy River. The instructor and student on board were killed. The Commission investigated the accident, the cause could not be conclusively determined, and the Commission’s final report was published in August 2016. The Commission resumed the inquiry the following month after being advised of new evidence concerning the mental health of the instructor.
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Aviation
AO-1994-008
A Hughes 369D helicopter collided with two 11,000 volt electric power conductors on 14 March 1994 at Mohaka near Wairoa. The safety issues identified were the need for detailed preparation before engaging in low level air transport operations, the permissive operation of low level air transport operations and the marking of long spans of wires above wide valleys.
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Rail
RO-2006-101
On Wednesday 15 March 2006 at about 1710, the auxiliary diesel engine beneath the rear car of diesel multiple unit passenger Train 3163 caught fire when lubricating oil sprayed from a loose hose connection onto the hot surface of the turbo charger. The train manager became aware of the fire when the train stopped at Manurewa station. The train was evacuated and the fire extinguished by the New Zealand Fire Service. There were no injuries.
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Rail
RO-2012-102
At about 1600 on 26 April 2012, the four train control workstations in the Auckland control room located in the Wellington National Train Control Centre (train control) suddenly lost power and shut down. As a consequence, all of the signals in the Auckland metropolitan area automatically reverted to red ("Stop") and all rail movements in Auckland progressively stopped.
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