ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280195
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| Date: | 09-JUL-2022 |
| Time: | 11:43 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | NSW Helicopters Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-ZMF |
| MSN: | 45285 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near South Maroota, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cattai, NSW |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
At about 11:35 the Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II VH-ZMF departed Cattai for a private flight. At about 11:43, the helicopter broke-up in-flight and impacted terrain about 10 km to the north of the departure point.
The sole pilot, chief pilot of NSW Helicopters, died and the helicopter was destroyed by fire.
ex VH-MFF, N96HC
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-09/clouds-of-black-smoke-issue-from-helicopter-crash/101223952
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/emergency-services-respond-to-helicopter-crash-in-sydney-s-north-west-20220709-p5b0db.html
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/helicopter-crashes-in-thick-bushland-near-south-maroota-north-of-sydney/news-story/eed65654e1587ce16715d7ecd300f7e7
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10997503/Helicopter-pilot-Carl-Hearps-killed-horror-crash-remote-NSW-bushland-beloved-hero-dad.html
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2022/aair/ao-2022-034/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/81108_1541577577.jpg (photo)
Media:
🇦🇺 Australia : One dead after Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II helicopter crash in remote bushland into a riverbank at South Maroota in north-west Sydney.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) July 10, 2022
ASN: https://t.co/2AyeK8kZBn
Press: https://t.co/fxfE2OivXy
📷 JetPhotos / Luke Priestley pic.twitter.com/gZTfVt7nNk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2022 06:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jul-2022 07:12 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Category] |
| 09-Jul-2022 07:14 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 09-Jul-2022 07:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Jul-2022 07:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2022 13:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2022 19:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-Jul-2022 06:14 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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