Robinson R22-BETA VH-HRW

Summary

On 28 May 2015 at about 16:20 local time, a Robinson R22-BETA registered VH-HRW was involved in an accident near Mitchell, Australia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 May 2015 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Mitchell, Australia

Coordinates

-25.4769, 148.1203

Aircraft

Robinson R22-BETA

Registration

VH-HRW

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR15WA172

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 28, 2015 about 1620 local time, a Robinson R-22 helicopter, Australian registration VH-HRW, collided with terrain near Mitchell, Queensland, Australia. The helicopter sustained substantial damage, and the pilot was fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only 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: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.