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Bell 206 crash near Ranana, New Zealand

fatal2025-12-132 fatalities
Incident details
Date
2025-12-13
Location
Ranana, New Zealand
Aircraft
Bell 206
Registration
ZK-IWZ
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Under investigation
51.4826, -0.1322
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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