Investigators examine the main fuselage of the helicopter, with the tail section about 300m behind, on Mt Alta in 2014. Photo: SuppliedThe pilot of a helicopter that crashed near Wanaka - killing a man - has defended his training and abilities in a coronial inquest. Auckland man Jerome Box was killed and six others injured when a heliski chopper crashed on Mount Alta near Wanaka in August 2014. Civil Aviation Authority prosecutionThe coronial inquiry into Jerome Box's death has faced years of delays to make way for a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) prosecution. Queenstown helicopter company The Helicopter Line (THL) was charged under the Health and Safety in Employment Act by CAA after the crash.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 29, 2020 06:22 UTC