Emergency field landing when transferring a patient from Ashburton Hospital to Christchurch Hospital when an indication warning light turned on.  Representative from operator referred to it as a “heavy landing”. No injuries to 5 POB

Date:

5 May, 2014

Reg:

ZK-HJC

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

BK117

MSN:

1061

Location:

Springston, nr Canterbury.

Country:

New Zealand

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Garden-City-Helicopters

Link:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10010262/Rescue-chopper-emergency-landing

Link:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11249853