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| Date: | Thursday 9 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | MDH Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-LYD |
| MSN: | 4471 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rutland Plains Station, near Normanton, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot failed to return to homestead, after checking large bushfire, and radioing the station that he was on his way home well after last light. Helicopter and pilot not night rated. Found the next morning dead in the wreck.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/helicopter-crash-yagoonya-queensland-gulf/105877080
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2025/report/ao-2025-063
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2025 06:34 | averagejoe | Added |
| 10-Oct-2025 14:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 05:58 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 12:57 | Pineapple | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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