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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R22 · Lotus Vale, Australia · August 6, 2022

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 6, 2022, 06:40 local (06:40 UTC)
Place
Lotus Vale, Australia
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-NKVRobinson R22
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
105718

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
VH-NKV
Reported as
Robinson R22
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial