# NTSB WPR20WA281: Robinson R22, McArthur River Mine, Australia, August 16, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 16, 2020, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: McArthur River Mine, Australia
- Coordinates: -16.84, 136.07666 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-16.8400&lon=136.0767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20WA281
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101838/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA281

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-YMU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R22 (BETA)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 4560
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-J2A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

## 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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