# NTSB WPR11WA484: Aerospatiale AS350, Rockhampton, Australia, Australia, September 8, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 8, 2011, 02:03 local (02:03 UTC)
- Place: Rockhampton, Australia, Australia
- Coordinates: -22.516666, 150.333328 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.5167&lon=150.3333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11WA484
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82509/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA484

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: 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 September 8, 2011, at 0203 universal coordinated time, an Aerospatiale Industries AS-350BA, VH-RDU, collided with the terrain near Rockhampton, Australia. The helicopter was substantially damaged. Of the three occupants on board, two were fatally injured and one received minor injuries. 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-RDU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350 (BA)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 2495
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Heli Charters Pty Ltd
- Registered owner: Heli Charters 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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