WPR20WA317

NTSB accident investigation · Robinson R44 · Mareeba Aerodrome, Australia · April 3, 2020

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
April 3, 2020, 11:00 local (01:00 UTC)
Place
Mareeba Aerodrome, Australia
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-RJNRobinson R44
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Flight control sys malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
102046

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
VH-RJN
Reported as
Robinson R44
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
1361
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial