ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 748
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 2000 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-LDR |
| MSN: | 1336 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 30 km S Yarromere Station, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Yarromere Station, Queensland |
| Yarromere Station, Queensland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of a Robinson R22 Beta helicopter, together with a passenger acting as a spotter, was engaged in a mustering operation at a remote cattle station. The spotter reported that while transiting to another paddock, at a height of approximately 200 feet above ground level, the helicopter developed a lateral shudder. The shudder intensified and the pilot rapidly lost control of the helicopter as it shuffled to the right.
The helicopter then impacted the ground in a nose down, slight right-bank attitude, with little forward speed. A member of the support ground team nearby heard the impact and went to the scene. The pilot and observer had egressed the helicopter and were found lying on the ground forward of the cockpit. The pilot died while en-route to hospital.
Sources:
1. ATSB: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2000/aair/aair200003267/
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=21
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=1301&count=50]
4. http://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/25045
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jan-2012 17:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2016 22:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2022 08:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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