ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170164
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| Date: | Sunday 28 September 2014 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | LW's Holdings Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-JKG |
| MSN: | 0952 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Warmun, Kimberley, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Great Northern Highway, Warmun, Kimberley, Western Australia |
| Success, Western Australia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
According to contemporary press reports (see links #2,#4, and #5):
"Two people escape serious injury in helicopter crash in Warmun in WA’s far north
September 28, 2014 3:52am
A MAN and his teenage grandson escaped serious injury in a helicopter crash in Western Australia’s far north. Kununurra Police were informed of the crash near the Great Northern Highway in Warmun on Sunday morning. The pilot and his 19-year-old grandson were lucky to walk away relatively unscathed after the crash.
It appears the pilot had attempted a take-off but clipped a tree on the way up, causing the helicopter to roll and crash. A WA Police spokesman said the pair had landed for a short time so they could establish their bearings and check their map.
“Once this was completed, they attempted to take off again and that is when the crash occurred,” he said. Police hired private helicopter business Heliwork WA to fly to the scene to confirm initial information suggesting there were two people on board and that neither were seriously injured. That information proved correct and the pair was checked at the local nursing post. It is believed the helicopter was significantly damaged and is a write-off.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been advised of the crash and will make follow-up enquiries with the pilot, who will make arrangements to recover the aircraft during the week.
Sources:
1. http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/two-escape-injury-in-kimberley-helicopter-crash-20140928-10n4v3.html
2. https://www.facebook.com/WA.Police/photos/a.250190738347719.68628.203721072994686/863383813695072/?type=1&theater
3. http://helihub.com/2014/09/28/28-sep-14-warmun-australia/
4. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-28/two-survive-helicopter-crash-unscathed-in-warmun/5774542
5. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/two-people-escape-serious-injury-in-helicopter-crash-in-warmun-in-was-far-north/news-story/88556f75408a2441fa317e122e52beef
6. http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/au/JKG
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2014 09:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Apr-2016 11:49 | Kardz | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 17-Oct-2016 15:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 12:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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