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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R-44 · Cairns, Australia · August 12, 2024

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 12, 2024
Place
Cairns, Australia
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
VH-ERHRobinson R-44
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Case key
194894

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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-ERH
Reported as
Robinson R-44
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial