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Helicopter pilot confused priorities in fatal crash

Official finding blames lack of flying experience.

TAIC staff inspect the crashed helicopter at Kekerengu. Photo: RNZ.

Nevil Gibson Fri, 03 Mar 2023

The official report into a fatal helicopter crash in December 2020 urges all aviators to put their priority on flying their aircraft rather than be distracted by looking for a landing spot.

The pilot, 60-year-old Andrew Davidson, and his wife, Lin Chen, 39, both died when the Eurocopter EC120-B

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Nevil Gibson Fri, 03 Mar 2023
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