NZ chopper crash pilot improperly trained

By Boris Jancic
Updated May 23 2019 - 2:53pm, first published 1:57pm
Two Australians were among seven killed in a 2015 helicopter crash in New Zealand's south.
Two Australians were among seven killed in a 2015 helicopter crash in New Zealand's south.

The pilot of a tourism helicopter that crashed in New Zealand's South Island, killing all seven people on board, wasn't properly trained and the country's aviation watchdog failed to intervene despite red flags, investigators have found.

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