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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Maimuru, Australia · December 4, 2024

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 4, 2024, 12:23 local (01:23 UTC)
Place
Maimuru, Australia
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
VH-XIXRobinson R44
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
199384

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-XIX
Reported as
Robinson R44 (II)
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Aerial application · Non-U.S., non-commercial