Glentanner - Queenstown

On October 25, 1993 at 12:45 PM, Glentanner - Queenstown experienced a crash involving GAF Nomad N.22, operated by Hibiscus Air Services, with the event recorded near Franz Josef Glacier West Coast Regional Council.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft had been chartered to fly a German group to a number of tourist destinations in New Zealand. It had departed from Glentanner on a VFR flight to Queenstown. The flight was to include scenic flying in the Mount Cook region. A 'taxiing' call was received at 1153 hours but later attempts by Christchurch Flight Information to communicate with the aircraft were unsuccessful. Aircraft wreckage, which proved to be that of ZK-NOM, was sighted during the afternoon in a severely crevassed and pinnacled area of Franz Josef Glacier, at an elevation of 4,500 feet amsl. The crew and passengers had all sustained fatal injuries on impact.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZK-NOM, MSN 004, year of manufacture 1975.