Accidents
Robinson R44s Grounded Down Under
Aviation authorities in New Zealand and Australia grounded all of the nearly 600 Robinson helicopters based there fitted with stainless-steel main rotors.

Aviation authorities in New Zealand and Australia grounded all of the nearly 600 Robinson R44 helicopters based there fitted with stainless-steel main rotor blades (P/N C016-7) following the fatal crash of an R44 in New Zealand's Lochy River Basin on Thursday. New Zealand's civil aviation authority has made informal and preliminary findings that the crash near Queenstown happened whenthe helicopter’s main rotor blade failed, possibly after delaminating.


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