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Hughes 500 crash near Dansey Pass, New Zealand

serious2023-03-02
Incident details
Date
2023-03-02
Location
Dansey Pass, New Zealand
Aircraft
Hughes 500
Registration
ZK-IES
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Unknown
Source
NTSB ↗
-44.9447, 170.5687
Quick stats
Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceNTSB
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