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| Date: | Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Bankstown Helicopters Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-RDL |
| MSN: | 1498 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bankstown Airport (BWU/YSBK), Bankstown, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) |
| Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Robinson R22 Beta crashed when coming in to land at Bankstown Airport (BWU/YSBK), Bankstown, New South Wales.
The instructor perished and the trainee pilot was seriously injured and the helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/fatal-bankstown-helicopter-crash/60c38199-60b6-4c8b-b4a0-1241a622d8b9
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/man-dead-and-teenager-in-critical-condition-after-helicopter-crash-in-sydney/y1c2ebjkb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlKMtz4BPXc
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=RDL
https://media.sandhills.com/img.axd?id=10007523538&wid=6072144879&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=614&h=460&t=&lp=&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=NqXo%2bKAmCdl%2bG6Ix6zL4kPdNTSShIajTMQwkN3XtaL0%3d (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2025 08:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Oct-2025 10:28 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 03-Oct-2025 10:32 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2025 10:35 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category, ] |
| 03-Oct-2025 14:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2025 14:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 03-Oct-2025 14:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2025 07:12 | ASN | Updated |
| 05-Oct-2025 07:06 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2025 07:06 | Pineapple | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 05-Oct-2025 07:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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