On Wednesday, 13 December 1995 at about 1557 hours Train 2650, comprising two Ganz Mavàg electric multiple units running from Wellington to Upper Hutt, derailed while departing Taita Station. The derailed car, EM 1494, was second in the four car consist and all four wheels of the trailing bogie derailed. There were no injuries. The cause was the separation of the tyre from a wheel on EM 1494.
Incident date: Publish date:On Monday 11 December 1995 at about 0800 hours 20 LPA wagons loaded with roading aggregate rolled out of the loop at Raupunga onto the main line and ran down a 1 in 50 grade to Maungaturanga viaduct approximately 1.5 kilometres away. A painting gang working on the viaduct were forced to take urgent evasive action. The wagons came to rest a further 1 kilometre away on a 1 in 50 ascending grade and rolled back to the bridge. The causal factor of the main line runaway was unloading wagons on a crossing loop on a grade with no protection to stop runaway wagons entering the main line.
Incident date: Publish date:At approximately 2025 hours on Saturday, 9 December 1995, during a deer hunting sortie, the shooter, suspended on a strop beneath R22 helicopter ZK-HUH, fell onto a hard sand beach when the cargo hook opened unexpectedly. The shooter sustained severe internal injuries and died that evening. No definitive cause was established for the opening of the cargo hook. Civil Aviation Authority approval had not been sought for the carriage of a person on the strop, and special conditions to enhance the safety of a person so carried were not in place.
Incident date: Publish date:On Monday 4 December 1995 at approximately 2010 hours a shooter fell from a Robinson R22 helicopter, ZK-HDD, during an airborne deer hunting operation 18 km north of Karamea, and sustained fatal injuries. The probable cause of the accident was the opening of the karabiner used on the shooter's harness arrangement, by equipment or clothing, thereby causing him to become unrestrained in the helicopter. The safety issue identified is the need to have a restraint system which incorporates safety features to guard against inadvertent release.
Incident date: Publish date:[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.]
Incident date: Publish date:On Monday, 27 November 1995 at approximately 1600 hours, during a summer white water rafting trip down the Shotover River near Queenstown a raft capsized and one of the passengers drowned. Safety issues identified included the difficulty rafting operators have in conveying the nature of white water rafting to non-English speaking passengers. It was recommended that the proposed Commercial White Water Rafting Code of Practice include a requirement for raft operators to show passengers an audio-visual summary of the demands of the rafting experience before they embark on the trip.
Incident date: Publish date:[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.]
Incident date: Publish date:A car travelling south-west on Metcalfe Road, Ranui on 17 November 1995 moved onto the level crossing while a train was approaching. The level crossing alarms, consisting of flashing lights and bells, were operating. A collision resulted in which the front seat passenger was killed. The causal factor was the car driver's fitness for driving. Safety issues identified were the dangers associated with motor vehicle driver fatigue.
Incident date: Publish date:[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.]
Incident date: Publish date:On Sunday 12 November 1995 at about 1240 hours Train 600, the Northbound "Bay Express" express passenger service between Wellington and Napier, derailed at Pukehou between Waipukurau and Hastings on the Palmerston North Gisborne Line. The train was travelling at approximately 90 km/h when the locomotive, power/baggage van and an empty passenger carriage left the tracks on a right hand curve. The two rear carriages carrying passengers remained on the rails.
Incident date: Publish date:On Wednesday 1 November 1995, Fletcher FU24 ZK-EUG collided with the terrain during topdressing operations on Rongoio Station, 18 nm north of Wairoa. An intense fire ensued and the pilot lost his life in the accident. In-flight incapacitation of the pilot was identified as the probable cause. [As a result of the investigation of this and a previous similar accident (see Report 95-010) ] a safety recommendation pertaining to medical advice was made to the Aviation Industry Association.
Incident date: Publish date:On Wednesday 25 October 1995 at 0915 hours ZK-HKM, a Robinson R22 helicopter, broke up in flight and fell to the ground hitting State Highway 35 to the north-east of Opotiki. The pilot and a shooter died in the accident. The cause of the accident was the failure of a tail rotor blade on which an unauthorised repair had been carried out. The safety issues identified include the need to positively establish the history of critical components fitted to certificated aircraft, or to have the components supplied through approved distributors.
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