ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169213
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| Date: | Monday 25 August 2014 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 BETA |
| Owner/operator: | Yeeda Pastoral Company Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-YPC |
| MSN: | 4507 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 nm West of Springvale Station, near Halls Creek, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Yeeda Station, WA |
| Springvale Station, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On the afternoon of 25 August 2014, the pilots of two Robinson R22 helicopters were ferrying the helicopters from Yeeda to Springvale via a refuelling stop at Leopold Downs, within the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The pilot who was ahead by about 10 NM (18 km) arrived at Springvale about 40 minutes after last light but the pilot of the second helicopter, registered VH‑YPC, did not arrive as expected.
A search using helicopters began early the next morning and the overdue helicopter was soon found in a seriously damaged state, close to the intended track and 25 nautical miles (46 km) west of Springvale. The pilot had been fatally injured.
The ATSB found that the pilot of VH-YPC, who did not hold a night visual flight rules (VFR) rating or instrument rating, continued flying towards the destination after last light (end of civil twilight), then in dark night conditions without local ground lighting, inadvertently allowed the helicopter to descend into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. ATSB: http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2014/aair/ao-2014-144.aspx
NTSB
3. http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/YPC
4. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/pilot-34-killed-in-halls-creek-helicopter-crash-ng-938795efda8114c104f28933022a1b7f
5. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-26/pilot-killed-in-chopper-crash-at-kimberley-pastoral-station/5697366?site=kimberley
6. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/546349-kimberley-crash-26th-august-2014-a.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2014 16:46 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 26-Aug-2014 16:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 26-Aug-2014 16:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Aug-2014 18:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2014 08:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 16-Oct-2016 20:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2016 20:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Oct-2016 20:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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