- Date
- November 18, 2017
- Place
- Emerald Aerodrome, Australia
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- VH-SDZBell Helicopter 206B
- Defining event
- Landing: Roll over
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96384
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On November 18, 2017, about 1430 local time, a Bell 206B helicopter, registration VH-SDZ, rolled over following a precautionary landing near Emerald Aerodrome, Middlemount, Queensland, Australia. The helicopter, which was equipped with a Rolls-Royce 250 series turboshaft engine, sustained substantial damage and the two crewmembers were uninjured.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the ATSB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the ATSB: Australian Transport Safety Bureau 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: 1 800 020 616 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 International: +61 2 6257 4150 https://www.atsb.gov.au/
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-SDZ
- Reported as
- Bell Helicopter 206B (B)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 4648
- Engine
- Rolls Royce 250-C20J, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Operator
- Helistar Aviation Pty Ltd
- Registered owner
- Aviation Capital Partners Pty Ltd