ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276371
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| Date: | Friday 11 March 2022 |
| Time: | c. 11:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Surveys Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-BHF |
| MSN: | 45164 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20 km north-west of Jindabyne, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Jindabyne, NSW |
| Jindabyne, NSW | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II, contracted by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to carry out weed survey work, collided with terrain in the Snowy River near Guthega Power Station, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales.
The pilot and two of the passengers sustained serious injuries, and the two other passengers sustained minor injuries.
Sources:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-11/helicopter-crash-snowy-mountains-emergency-services/100902634
https://trixabia.com/pilot-seriously-injured-after-helicopter-crash-landing-in-kosciuszko-national-park/
https://www.smh.com.au/national/helicopter-crashes-in-kosciuszko-national-park-20220311-p5a3yk.html
https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register/bhf
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2022/aair/ao-2022-012/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/79199_1465265113.jpg (photo)
Media:
#UPDATE: A helicopter pilot has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after he was forced to make an emergency landing in Kosciuszko National Park just before midday.
— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) March 11, 2022
Four passengers were also on board and survived the landing. #9News pic.twitter.com/L6Gk3waDxa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2022 06:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Mar-2022 06:43 | harro | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Mar-2022 06:44 | harro | Updated [Time] |
| 11-Mar-2022 08:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 11-Mar-2022 08:01 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
| 11-Mar-2022 08:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 08:49 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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