ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215645
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| Date: | Saturday 22 September 2018 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | GBR Helicopters - Cairns |
| Registration: | VH- |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Cooktown, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | near Yarraden, QLD |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter landed hard, passenger complained of spinal discomfort, helicopter being assessed as possible write off, incident reported to CASA.
Sources:
https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/authorities-investigate-two-nearcrashes-in-gbr-helicopters-choppers/news-story/fc65d524735058d68b290572e575aa55
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/occurrence-briefs/2018/aviation/ab-2018-115/
Cairns Post - 25 Sept 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2018 06:12 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 27-Sep-2018 12:38 | Pineapple | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 27-Sep-2018 12:46 | Pineapple | Updated [Source] |
| 09-May-2019 09:17 | Pineapple | Updated [Date, Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2023 09:45 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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