GAA26WA196

NTSB incident investigation · Robinson R44 · Tindal, Australia · April 28, 2026

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
April 28, 2026, 10:00 local (00:30 UTC)
Place
Tindal, Australia · Tindal Aerodrome
Injuries
1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
VH-RTBRobinson R44
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
203030

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
VH-RTB
Reported as
Robinson R44
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
2246
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airport
KTR · Tindal Airport

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day