Kawasaki Heavy BK117 B-2 VH-JWB

Summary

On 17 August 2018 at about 14:00 local time, a Kawasaki Heavy BK117 B-2 registered VH-JWB, operated by Sydney Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Ulladulla, Australia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 August 2018 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ulladulla, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Kawasaki Heavy BK117 B-2

Registration

VH-JWB

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Sydney Helicopters

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR18WA230

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 August 17, 2018, about 1400 local time, a Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. BK117 B-2 helicopter, VH-JWB, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during aerial firefighting operations near Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia. The helicopter was operated by Sydney Helicopters. The commercial 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.