Officials are investigating three helicopters crashes this week
Officials are investigating three helicopters crashes this week
18 December 2020
On Tuesday, two people died and three survived after a chopper crashed on a beach north of Kaikoura.
But, there were also two non-fatal wire-strikes involving Robinson R44 helicopters.
The first occurred on Tuesday morning, west of Te Kuiti -- where a chopper's main rotor blade struck electricity supply wires and then landed in a clearing.
The next day, a person was moderately injured after their helicopter struck wires and crashed while carrying out agricultural work in rural Mahia.
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