# NTSB WPR11WA351: Robinson R22, Fitzroy Crossing, Australia, Australia, July 27, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 27, 2011, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place: Fitzroy Crossing, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -18.1, 125.466667 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-18.1000&lon=125.4667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- 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): 81261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11WA351
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81261/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA351

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 27, 2011, at 0930 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-22 Beta, VH-YOL, registered to and operated by a private owner, collided with terrain near Fitzoy Crossing, Australia. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of Australia. 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-YOL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22 (Beta)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 4463
- Engines: Lycoming reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Jenyns Pastoral Pty Ltd.
- Registered owner: Jenyns Pastoral 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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