Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 October 1980
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Owner/operator: Stewart Island Air Services
Registration Number: ZK-IAS
Location: Stewart Island Airport (SZS) –
ÿ New Zealand
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: The AS350 helicopter.The AS350 helicopter.
Category: Accident
An AS350 helicopter crashed on approach following a windshear and turbulence encounter on short final, resulting in the disassembly and subsequent flight of the aircraft as an external load from Stewart Island to Invercargill.An AS350 helicopter crashed on approach following a windshear and turbulence encounter on short final, resulting in the disassembly and subsequent flight of the aircraft as an external load from Stewart Island to Invercargill.
Description
Aircraft crashed on approach following encounter with windshear and turbulence on short final. Aircraft disassembled and flown as external load by helicopter from Stewart Island to Invercargill by AS350 ZK-HMY on 3 November 1980.
Primary Cause
Windshear and turbulence encountered on short final.Windshear and turbulence encountered on short final.Share on:
