What the records say
- When
- 21 Nov 2015
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 43.51° S, 170.10° E
- Description
- Aviation accident
- Deaths
- 7
2015 Fox Glacier helicopter crash
Aviation accident in New Zealand
On 21 November 2015, a Eurocopter AS350 Astar helicopter, operated by Alpine Adventures on a sightseeing flight, crashed on Fox Glacier in the South Island of New Zealand. All seven people on board died.
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