# NTSB LAX04WA040: Robinson R44, Derby, Australia, November 8, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 8, 2003
- Place: Derby, Australia
- Coordinates: -15.443888, 128.500274
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-15.4439&lon=128.5003&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 58337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX04WA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58337/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04WA040

## Aircraft

- Registration: VHYKL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Heliwork WA Pty Ltd.
- Departed: Derby
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Lowest ceiling: none

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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