AO-1994-006Hughes 269B ZK-HTU, collision with a ridge, Tararua Ranges, 27 January 1994
Aviation
Published date
5 October 1994
Accident/Incident date
27 January 1994
Status
Published
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Executive summary
On 27 February 1994, ZK-HTU, a Hughes 269B helicopter collided with a ridge at an elevation of 4500 feet in the Tararua Range. One passenger was killed, and the pilot and another passenger received serious injuries.