Incident Robinson R22 Beta II VH-HMJ, Tuesday 21 October 2025
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Date:Tuesday 21 October 2025
Time:c. 10:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R22 Beta II
Owner/operator:Dash Helicopters Pty Ltd
Registration: VH-HMJ
MSN: 3709
Year of manufacture:2005
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Southport Airport (SHQ/YSPT), Southport, Coombabah, QLD -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Southport Airport, QLD (SHQ/YSPT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The pilot of a Robinson R22 Beta II lost control during a landing attempt and crashed at Southport Airport (SHQ/YSPT), Southport, Coombabah, Queensland.
He was not injured and the helicopter received substantial damage.

Sources:

https://7news.com.au/news/helicopter-goes-down-during-landing-attempt-at-flying-club-on-the-gold-coast-c-20420517

https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=HMJ

History of this aircraft

Ex VH-NGU

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Oct-2025 10:43 gerard57 Added
21-Oct-2025 11:30 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ]
21-Oct-2025 13:13 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ]

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