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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R22 Beta · Qld, Australia · March 27, 2025

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 27, 2025, 11:30 local (11:30 UTC)
Place
Qld, Australia
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
VH-KNGRobinson R22 Beta
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Ditching
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
200725

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.

DitchingManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 186 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
VH-KNG
Reported as
Robinson R22 Beta
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial