Emergency services near the scene of a helicopter crash in Glenbervie Forest. An investigation into a helicopter crash that killed two Northland men has revealed the damage to the aircraft was so extensive the cause of the crash could not be determined. The crash happened when the pilot and contractor were undertaking the survey flight prior to spraying the Glenbervie blocks. The call for help to the Glenbervie Forest crash came after the Wellington-based Rescue Co-ordination Centre picked up a solitary "ping" from the chopper's on-board locator beacon. The forest at the crash site was so dense no wreckage could be seen from the air - but a co-pilot in the Northland rescue helicopter spotted "a gentle wisp of smoke" at the right co-ordinates.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 27, 2019 22:30 UTC