GAA26WA076

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206 · Queensland, Australia · January 6, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
January 6, 2026, 04:08 local (04:08 UTC)
Place
Queensland, Australia
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-LMWBell 206
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202325

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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.

Loss of engine power (partial)Enroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 1,858 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
VH-LMW
Reported as
Bell 206 (L3)
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial