- Date
- August 16, 2020, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- McArthur River Mine, Australia
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- VH-YMURobinson R22
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 101838
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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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-YMU
- Reported as
- Robinson R22 (BETA)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 4560
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-J2A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown