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NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Horn Island, Australia · October 8, 2025

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
October 8, 2025, 07:20 local (07:20 UTC)
Place
Horn Island, Australia
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-XSORobinson R44
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
201833

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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-XSO
Reported as
Robinson R44
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial