# NTSB WPR13WA014: Robinson R22, Halls Creek, Australia, Australia, October 3, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 3, 2012, 11:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Halls Creek, Australia, Australia
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13WA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85355/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85355
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13WA014

## 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 best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-LLF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R22 (BETA)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1468
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: YFLI, Halls Creek Aeodrome

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 29, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85355. 192 KB in all.

- Non Docket Statement (item 1, .PDF, 192 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40379583&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Non%20Docket%20Statement-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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