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| Date: | Friday 2 May 2025 |
| Time: | c. 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Adventures Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-CTT |
| MSN: | 12599 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | sea off Point Lonsdale, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barwon Heads Airport, VIC (YBRS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Robinson R44 Raven II crashed into sea off Point Lonsdale, Victoria.
The three occupants suffered serious injuries and the helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/emergency-services-responding-to-helicopter-crash-near-geelong/105243204
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/02/helicopter-crashes-into-ocean-off-victorian-coast
https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8956725/helicopter-crashes-into-water-with-three-people-onboard/
https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/surfcoasttimes/news/helicopter-crashes-with-three-on-board-in-point-lonsdale/
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2025/05/02/three-injured-as-helicopter-crashes-into-water
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/helicopter-crash-south-west-of-melbourne-injures/105245282
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=CTT
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c0cdf&lat=-38.263&lon=144.505&zoom=12.2&showTrace=2025-05-02&trackLabels&labelsGeom
https://www.regosearch.com/photos/img/au/11894-CTT-c6db3e1277.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
Three people have been pulled from the water after a helicopter crashed into waters off Point Lonsdale > https://t.co/WUgSJwQOsf pic.twitter.com/4ZQvUsYkn5
— Herald Sun (@theheraldsun) May 2, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2025 05:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-May-2025 05:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2025 05:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-May-2025 06:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 02-May-2025 07:17 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 02-May-2025 07:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2025 07:41 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 02-May-2025 10:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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