Canadian Home Rotors Safari accident near Eyrewell, Outside the U.S., September 8, 2026
On September 8, 2026 at about 5:20 am local time, a Canadian Home Rotors Safari (helicopter), registered ZKIQP, was destroyed in an accident near Eyrewell, Outside the U.S.. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. 1 person was killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 8, 2026 · about 5:20 am local time
- Place
- Eyrewell, New Zealand · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Canadian Home Rotors Safari
- Registration
- ZKIQP · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Unknown or undetermined during unknown defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Wind: from 050° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Observation at 5:30 pm from NZCH, 10 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR NZCH 080530Z AUTO 05006KT 9999 FEW050/// 10/06 Q1010
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.