ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145165
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| Date: | Friday 20 April 2012 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: | Experimental helicopter |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eromanga, 316 km W of Charleville, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A man flying a one-person "experimental helicopter" has crashed and died on a private property in western Queensland.
The pilot was mustering cattle shortly before his fatal incident.
Sources:
1. http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/man-dies-as-experimental-helicopter-crashes-at-eromanga-western-queensland/story-e6frfkp9-1226334525043
2. https://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/04/23/pilot-was-mustering-he-died/freoof-1226334525043/
3. https://www.facebook.com/QueenslandPolice/posts/420119281350647
4. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-20/man-dead-in-chopper-crash/3963320
5. http://helihub.com/2012/04/20/20-apr-12-eromanga-australia-1f/
6. https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2012/04/20/fatal-aircraft-incident-eromanga/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2012 00:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Apr-2012 00:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2012 17:34 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 06-Sep-2013 15:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2013 15:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2013 15:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 06-Sep-2013 15:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-May-2023 10:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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