# NTSB ENG03RA008: Robinson R44, Mareeba Aerdrome, Australia, February 12, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 12, 2003
- Place: Mareeba Aerdrome, Australia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 56649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG03RA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56649/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG03RA008

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-AIC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (II)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Mareeba Aerdrome
- Destination: Mareeba Aerdrome
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: Mareeba Airdrome, Australia

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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