# NTSB LAX06WA121: Robinson R44, Gunpowder, Australia, February 21, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 21, 2006
- Place: Gunpowder, Australia
- Coordinates: -19.712499, 139.298339
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-19.7125&lon=139.2983&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06WA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63260/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06WA121

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-HBS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R44
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: North Australian Helicopters Pty Ltd
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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