AS350-B2 collision with terrain at Mount Alta
An AS350-B2 carrying a heli-ski group struck the snow-covered slope at Mount Alta and rolled down the mountain. One passenger died and the other six occupants were injured.
At a glance
- Date
- 2014-08-16
- Location
- Mount Alta, Otago, NZ
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Landing
- Categories
- Aviation
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 6
- Party size
- 7
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- The Helicopter Line
- Investigation authority
- TAIC New Zealand
- Investigation ID
- AO-2014-005
Aircraft
- Eurocopter · AS350-B2 · AS350 · ZK-HYO · Involved
People by role
- Guest
- 5
- Guide
- 1
- Pilot
- 1
Confirmed facts
- The flight was carrying a heli-ski group.
- The helicopter struck terrain and rolled down the mountain.
Timeline
2014-08-16
Occurrence
An AS350-B2 carrying a heli-ski group struck the snow-covered slope at Mount Alta and rolled down the mountain. One passenger died and the other six occupants were injured.
What remains unknown
- The selected page describes remaining injuries as moderate to serious without a structured serious-injury split.
Sources
1. AO-2014-005 — Mount Alta heli-skiing accident
Transport Accident Investigation Commission New Zealand · Tier A · Primary source · Final investigation · EN
Published 07/12/2017 · Accessed 22/08/2026
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Revision history
- v2 · 22/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08.
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