ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247746
Last updated: 9 April 2021
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| Date: | 11-FEB-2021 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-HKC |
| C/n / msn: | 3666 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Porcupine, W of Hughenden, north QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wongalee Station, QLD |
| Reedy Springs Station, QLD |
A Robinson R22 Beta helicopter crashed in a dry creek bed in north Queensland. The 84 year old pilot died in the crash. The wreckage of the helicopter was found in the morning of 12 February 2021.
Sources:
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/elderly-pilot-found-with-helicopter-wreckage-after-north-queensland-crash-20210212-p5721r.html
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2021/aair/ao-2021-006/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2021 07:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Feb-2021 07:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Feb-2021 07:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2021 08:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2021 07:08 | SamwiseTheGreat | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 16-Feb-2021 08:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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