ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145165
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 20-APR-2012 |
| Time: | 11:15 a.m. |
| Type: | experimental helicopter |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Eromanga, 316 km west of Charleville, QLD, Australia -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
A man flying a one-person "experimental helicopter" has crashed and died on a private property in western Queensland.
The pilot was mustering cattle shortly before his fatal incident.
Sources:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/man-dies-as-experimental-helicopter-crashes-at-eromanga-western-queensland/story-e6http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/04/23/pilot-was-mustering-he-died/freoof-1226334525043
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/04/23/pilot-was-mustering-he-died/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2012 00:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Apr-2012 00:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2012 17:34 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source] |
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