ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170331
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 October 2014 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Great Barrier Reef Helicopter Tours |
| Registration: | VH-CLR |
| MSN: | 3349 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 9km south-east of Cooktown Airport, (Mount Cook), Qld -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Cooktown Airport (YCKN) |
| Cooktown Airport (YCKN) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Bell 206 helicopter was conducting a passenger carrying charter flight with passengers and has collided with terrain on Mt Cook. The helicopter has rolled onto its side and there are two persons with serious injuries and two with minor injuries.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the aircraft may have been blown over by wind after landing on the rocky outcrop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-07/cook-shire-mayor-one-of-six-aboard-crashed-helicopter/5796536
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/helicopter-crashes-on-mountain-in-far-north-queensland/story-fnihsrf2-1227082630232
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2014/aair/ao-2014-161.aspx
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 January 1991 | VH-HPO | 0 | Heron Island, QLD | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2014 07:21 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 07-Oct-2014 10:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2014 08:07 | Chieftain | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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