ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177763
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 2015 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | G & C Pastoral Co Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-VOH |
| MSN: | 2149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deep Well Station, 200 km SE of Alice Springs, NT -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances in a cattle station and was destroyed. The pilot activated an emergency beacon and used a satellite phone to tell the rescue coordination centre in Canberra he was not badly hurt and would make his own way to hospital.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-14/pilot-walks-away-from-helicopter-crash-in-central-australia/6619298?section=nt
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2015/aair/ao-2015-077.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2015 07:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jul-2015 08:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2015 11:29 | Pineapple | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 07-Jun-2022 10:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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