GAA23WA269

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 204B · Aratula, Australia · September 20, 2023

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
September 20, 2023, 14:44 local (04:44 UTC)
Place
Aratula, Australia
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
VH-EQWBell 204B
Defining event
Maneuvering-hover: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
193160

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
VH-EQW
Reported as
Bell 204B
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
2038
Damage
Destroyed