Our safety investigators look into the circumstances surrounding an accident on behalf of the Director of Civil Aviation.

The most important reason to do that is to learn any lessons the accident may have for the rest of the aviation community. It’s not to blame anyone, or make them liable for what happened.

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21/2368 [PDF 1.4 MB] ZK-RGB, serious accident during flight training, Glentui, North Canterbury 28 Apr 2021 08 Apr 2022
20/6775 [PDF 273 KB] In-flight loss of situational awareness leading to spatial disorientation - ZK-HGW, Kawasaki BK117 B-2 - Gowanbridge 17 Dec 2020 23 Mar 2022
19/1307 Safety investigation brief - landing accident on Waitemata Harbour 01 Mar 2019 04 Jun 2019
18/1472 Safety investigation brief - microlight windscreen failure 29 Mar 2018 29 Mar 2019
18/1592 Safety investigation brief - Yakovlev Yak 3M ZK-YYY, collision with ground equipment, Warbirds Over Wanaka air show 31 Mar 2018 30 Jan 2019
18/64 Final report - ZK-LAT Cessna C172R, Hunua Ranges, Auckland 09 Jan 2018 20 Sep 2018
17/5304 Final report - ZK-IMZ Guimbal Cabri G2, Waikawa Beach 24 Aug 2017 07 Aug 2018
13/SIP/0002 Final factual report - Dangerous goods carried on civilian aircraft consigned by Royal New Zealand Air Force (includes previous interim report) 22 Aug 2009 18 Oct 2013
11/5227 Final report - ZK-HIG accident, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland 23 Nov 2011  
00/2518 NZ60 Erroneous Glideslope Capture
Air New Zealand produced a 25-minute CRM training video that can be borrowed from our library.
29 Jul 2000 30 Aug 2002
04/3712 ZK-HWP, blade failure, Interim Report 27 Nov 2004 16 Mar 2005
  ZK-HWP, MPT Technical Report 27 Nov 2004 Feb 2005