# NTSB LAX04WA234: Robinson R22 Mariner, Queensland, Australia, May 30, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 30, 2004, 01:30 local (01:30 UTC)
- Place: Queensland, Australia
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX04WA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59405/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04WA234

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-MIB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R22 Mariner
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial observation, Non-U.S., non-commercial

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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