# NTSB WPR09WA296: Robinson R22, Paraburdoo, Australia, June 25, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 25, 2009, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Paraburdoo, Australia
- Coordinates: -22.95, 116.599998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.9500&lon=116.6000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09WA296
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74082/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09WA296

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 25, 2009 at 2230 local time, a Robinson R22 helicopter, Australia registry VH-HXO, collided with the ground near Paraburdoo, Western Australia. The helicopter was owned and operated by a private individual and was on a non-commercial cross country flight under the pertinent provisions of the Australian civilian aviation regulations. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The helicopter was destroyed in the ground collision sequence and the pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The flight had reportedly departed from Newman, Western Australia, and was enroute to Uaroo Station. The accident is under the jurisdiction of, and is being investigated by, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Further information can be obtained from he ATSB at: Australian Transport Safety Bureau Street address: 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 Fax: (02) 6247 3117 Postal address: PO Box 967 Civic Square ACT 2608 1800 020 616 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 Tel International: +61 2 6257 4150 Fax: (02) 6247 3117 Email: atsbinfo@atsb.gov.au ABN: 86 267 354 017 www.atsb.gov.au

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-HOX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22 (BETA)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 2935
- Engines: Textron Lycoming O-360 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Danial Gilbert
- Registered owner: Danial Gilbert
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special); Standard, Normal
- Departed: Newman, WA
- Destination: Uaroo Station
- Flight plan: Unknown

## 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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