# NTSB WPR10WA110: Garlick TH1F, Canowindra, Australia, December 23, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 23, 2009
- Place: Canowindra, Australia
- Coordinates: -33.433334, 148.516662 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-33.4333&lon=148.5167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10WA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75264/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10WA110

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 23, 2009, at 1850 local time, a Garlick TH-1F helicopter (modified Bell 204), Australian registry VH-UHD, registered to and operated by Coloundra Helicopter Center Pty, Ltd., collided with trees and terrain while maneuvering during an aerial fire fighting operations near Canowindra, Australia. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-UHD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GARLICK TH1F (NO SERIES)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 66-1233
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Caloundra Helicoper Centre Pty Ltd
- Registered owner: Caloundra Helicoper Centre Pty Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: Canowindra
- Destination: Canowindra
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 14, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75264. 11 KB in all.

- DMS Docket Item (item 1, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40324138&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=DMS%20Docket%20Item-Master.PDF

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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