# NTSB WPR18WA282: Bell 206, Yarraden, Australia, September 22, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 22, 2018, 20:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Yarraden, Australia
- Coordinates: -14.316666, 143.316665 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.3167&lon=143.3167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA282
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99419/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA282

## Factual narrative

On September 22, 2018, at 2045 coordinated universal time, a Bell 206B helicopter, registration VH-HZO, sustained substantial damage after colliding with the ground following a total loss of power near Yarraden, Australia. The pilot was not injured. The three passengers each received minor injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes 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.: (61) 2 6230-4408 (24/7 Notifications) (61) 2 6257-4150 (International liaison) E-mail:atsbasir@atsb.gov.au (Notifications) ATSBInternationalReporting@atsb.gov.au (International liaison) Fax: (61) 2 6274-6434 (Notifications) (61) 26247-3117 (International liaison) Website: http://www.atsb.gov.au

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-HZO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206 (B)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 2839
- Engines: Rolls-Royce turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

## Weather



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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