Eurocopter EC120 VH-WII

Summary

On 21 March 2018 at about 15:00 local time, a Eurocopter EC120 registered VH-WII, operated by Whitsunday Air Services, was involved in an accident near Hardy Reef, Queensland, Australia. 5 people were on board and 2 died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 March 2018 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hardy Reef, Queensland, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Eurocopter EC120

Registration

VH-WII

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Whitsunday Air Services

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR18WA110

2 people 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 21, 2018, about 1500 local time, a Eurocopter (Airbus Helicopters) EC120B helicopter, VH-WII, sustained substantial damage when it impacted water during an aborted landing attempt on a floating helicopter landing site (HLS) located between Hardy Reef and Hook Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia. The helicopter was operated by Whitsunday Air Services Pty Ltd, and had departed Hamilton Island Airport, Queensland, on a charter flight to the HLS. The commercial pilot was uninjured, two passengers received minor injuries, and two passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.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.