Wānaka pilot Nick Wallis died alongside two Department of Conservation workers when his helicopter crashed in October 2018. (File photo)A Wānaka-based helicopter company will face two charges over a crash that killed the pilot and two Department of Conservation workers. Pilot Nick Wallis and Department of Conservation workers Paul Hondelink and Scott Theobald died when the helicopter crashed as it took off from Wānaka Airport. The Alpine Group is majority owned by Nick Wallis’ father Tim Wallis and other family members are shareholders. GEORGE HEARD/STUFF A helicopter crash in Wānaka claimed the lives of three people, including two DOC workers and pilot Nick Wallis, whose brother died in a helicopter crash in July.

Source: Stuff May 10, 2021 04:08 UTC