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Schweizer 269C crash near Paekakariki Hill, New Zealand

fatal2026-01-272 fatalities
Incident details
Date
2026-01-27
Location
Paekakariki Hill, New Zealand
Registration
ZK-HGP
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Under investigation
Source
NTSB ↗
-41.0600, 174.9362
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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