- Date
- October 3, 2012, 11:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Halls Creek, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- VH-LLFRobinson R22
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85355
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Factual narrative
On October 3, 2012, at about 1100 universal coordinated time, a Robinson Helicopter Company, R-22 Beta, VH-LLF, sustained substantial damage when it collided with the side of a canyon near the Halls Creek Aerodrome, Australia. The pilot 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
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-LLF
- Reported as
- Robinson R22 (BETA)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1468
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- YFLI · Halls Creek Aeodrome
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 29, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 192 KB in all.