# NTSB WPR18WA038: Bell Helicopter 206B, Emerald Aerodrome, Australia, November 18, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 18, 2017
- Place: Emerald Aerodrome, Australia
- Coordinates: -23.567499, 148.179168 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-23.5675&lon=148.1792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96384/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA038

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 261 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER CO 206B (B)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 4648
- Engines: ROLLS ROYCE LTD 250-C20J 420 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Helistar Aviation Pty Ltd
- Registered owner: Aviation Capital Partners Pty Ltd

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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