Incident Helicopter , Sunday 13 January 2019
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Date:Sunday 13 January 2019
Time:12:30
Type:Helicopter
Owner/operator:
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Gympie Airport (YGYM), Gympie, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter sustained damage to one of the landing skids in an incident while flying close to the ground at Gympie Airport.

Sources:

https://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/chopper-damaged-with-three-people-inside-at-gympie/3623181/
https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-gympie-times/20190116/281522227254957

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jan-2019 11:54 Pineapple Added
19-Jan-2019 04:49 Pineapple Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
19-Jan-2019 04:50 Pineapple Updated [Time, ]

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