SKIPPERS CANYON HELICOPTER CRASH, SKIPPERS CANYON NEAR QUEENSTOWN
BELL 206B JET RANGER II - ZK-HKE
TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 1989

On Tuesday 14 February 1989, a Helicopter Line Bell 206B Jet Ranger II, registration ZK-HKE crashed in Skippers Canyon, near Queenstown while sightseeing. All on board, the pilot and four passengers were killed.

For further information see - AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK - ASN WIKIBASE OCCURANCE #60114

Those killed were:

MacKENZIE James Peter 36 Helicopter pilot
MEREK Charles Joseph 56 Tourist, USA
MEREK Patricia Ann 56 Tourist, USA
PULLEYNE Judith May 43 Tourist, England
PULLEYNE Richard Cecil 46 Tourist, England



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