Bell 206 VH-WHU

Summary

On 25 March 2016 at about 10:28 local time, a Bell 206 registered VH-WHU was involved in an accident near Carmila West, Australia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 March 2016 at 10:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Carmila West, Australia

Coordinates

-21.8964, 149.2667

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

VH-WHU

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR16WA089

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 March 25, 2016, at 1028 local time, a Bell 206B, VH-WHU, collided with power lines during an aerial agriculture flight near Carmila West, Australia. The helicopter was destroyed by the post impact fire and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the Government of Australia. 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.