On 19 February 2015, a Robinson R44 helicopter, registration ZK-IPY, collided with terrain 12 km south-west of Queenstown Airport, New Zealand.
The New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) conducted an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. As part of its investigation, TAIC requested technical assistance from the ATSB. To protect any information supplied by TAIC to the ATSB, and the ATSB's investigative work to assist TAIC, the ATSB initiated an investigation under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.
The ATSB has finalised its work in support of the TAIC investigation and TAIC is responsible for the release of the final investigation report. Any enquiries in respect of the TAIC investigation or release of the investigation report should, in the first instance, be directed to the TAIC at: www.taic.org.nz.
Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Level 16
80 The Terrace
PO Box 10323
Wellington, 6143 New Zealand
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The information contained in this web update is released in accordance with section 25 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.