Aviation accidents in New Zealand

29 accidents and incidents are recorded in New Zealand (1995–2026), with 54 people killed and 9 seriously injured. 59% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. 2012 Carterton hot air balloon crash, New Zealand (Jan 7, 2012) · 11 killed
  2. 2010 Fox Glacier FU-24 crash, New Zealand (Sep 4, 2010) · 9 killed
  3. 2015 Fox Glacier helicopter crash, New Zealand (Nov 21, 2015) · 7 killed
  4. Ansett New Zealand Flight 703, Tararua Range (Jun 9, 1995) · 4 killed
  5. Bell UH-IH, Taumarunui, NZ (Jun 4, 2001) · 3 killed
  6. Piper PA-31-325, Fielding, NZ (Dec 17, 2002) · 3 killed
  7. Hughes 369, Wanaka, NZ (Oct 17, 2018) · 3 killed
  8. Fairchild Swearingen SA227-AC, Stratford, NZ (May 3, 2005) · 2 killed
  9. Beech G58, Kawhia, NZ (Mar 29, 2013) · 2 killed
  10. Robinson R44 II, Queenstown, New Zealand, NZ (Feb 19, 2015) · 2 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
1995114
2001113
2002113
2003111
2004100
2005112
2007100
2010119
20122111
2013434
2014322
2015329
2018113
2021100
2023200
2024100
2025100
2026323

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Maneuvering423
Climb300
Cruise313
Takeoff100
Landing100
Other100

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
Non-US, non-commercial10610
Non-US, commercial838

Aircraft makers

AccidentsFatalKilled
Robinson834
Hughes436
Piper224
Beech212
Boeing200
Bell113
Pacific111
Fairchild Swearingen112
Hawker Beechcraft100
Pac100

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Robinson R44423
Hughes 369324
Robinson R22200
Bell UH-IH113
Piper PA-31113
Pacific 750111
Fairchild Swearingen SA227112
Beech 1900100
Hawker Beechcraft G58100
Robinson R66111

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These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.

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    Sources: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), 1982 to present, plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. Mostly US events; not a complete global record. Findings may be preliminary. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap.

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