GAA23WA180

NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R22 · Buchanan, Australia · June 27, 2023

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
June 27, 2023, 10:00 local (00:30 UTC)
Place
Buchanan, Australia
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
vh-PSDCRobinson R22
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
192482

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 10,189 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
vh-PSDC
Reported as
Robinson R22 (BETA)
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
4429
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Other work use · Non-U.S., non-commercial