Incidents
On 20 November 1987, the Wellington Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Bell JetRanger ZK-HKF, drifted into high tension power lines over the Ngauranga Gorge while assisting police in locating an escaped prisoner. The main rotor cut the wire, part of the cable wrapped itself around the tail of the helicopter, and both rotor blades broke off. The crash killed pilot Peter Button and the two passengers, and destroyed the aircraft. Button brought the rescue service to Wellington.
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