A coronial inquest into the deaths of two pilots in a Robinson R44 crash near Queenstown in 2015 began in the resort on Monday. Photo / NZHA coronial inquest into the deaths of two pilots in a Robinson R44 crash near Queenstown in 2015 began in the resort on Monday. Photo / NZHA coronial inquest into the deaths of two pilots in a Robinson R44 crash near Queenstown in 2015 began in the resort today. In his opening submissions, counsel for Patterson, Garth Galloway, said the crash was ''entirely avoidable'' and due to the vulnerability of the R44 to mast-bumping events. Had the two men not been flying a Robinson R44, ''they would still be here today'', Galloway said.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 14, 2021 03:00 UTC