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| Date: | Tuesday 31 May 1977 |
| Time: | 10:07 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369HS |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-BBJ |
| MSN: | 550748S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2.5km WNW of Breaksea Island, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | YABA |
| Breaksea Island, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter suffered a fuel exhaustion and impacted water a short distance from the intended destination. All three occupants sustained serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1977/aair/197705691/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5226269/197705691.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2018 23:23 | Pineapple | Added |
| 11-Sep-2019 15:36 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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