 Fire crews attending the Piper Archer wreckage | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 November 1993 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | Auckland, New Zealand 36°51′30″S 174°45′30″E / 36.8583°S 174.7583°E |
| Total fatalities | 4 (all) |
| Total injuries | 1 on ground |
| Total survivors | 0 (none) |
| First aircraft | |
| Type | Aérospatiale AS 355 F1 |
| Name | Police Eagle |
| Operator | Airwork (NZ), contracted to the New Zealand Police |
| Registration | ZK-HIT |
| Flight origin | Mechanics Bay Heliport |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 3 (all) |
| Second aircraft | |
| Type | Piper PA 28-181 |
| Operator | Airwork (NZ), contracted to the New Zealand Police |
| Registration | ZK-ENX |
| Flight origin | Ardmore Aerodrome |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 1 (all) |
The 1993 Auckland mid-air collision was an aircraft accident in New Zealand.[1]: 2 It occurred on 26 November 1993, when two aircraft operated by Airwork, under contract to the New Zealand Police, collided and crashed in central Auckland. The mid-air collision of the Aérospatiale TwinStar helicopter and Piper Archer aeroplane resulted in the deaths of all four occupants – a civilian Airwork pilot on each aircraft and two New Zealand Police officers on the helicopter.[2] The accident occurred in daylight with excellent visibility,[1]: 5 in uncontrolled airspace (class G), with both aircraft flying under visual flight rules. Both the helicopter and aeroplane were operated by Airwork (NZ), and working under contract to the New Zealand Police at the time of the accident.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigation found the accident occurred because neither pilot saw the other aircraft.[1]: 20
- ^ a b c "Aerospatiale AS 355 F1 ZK-HIT and Piper PA 28-181 ZK-ENX, mid-air collision, Auckland City, 26 November 1993". Transport Accident Investigation Commission. Investigation 93-020. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "Four killed in mid-air collision". Otago Daily Times. 27 November 1993. p. 1.