GAA26WA176

NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R22 · Jericho, Australia · April 20, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
April 20, 2026
Place
Jericho, Australia
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
VH-ESGRobinson R22
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202897

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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-ESG
Reported as
Robinson R22
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial