Accident Robinson R22 Beta II VH-RAS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286113
 
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Date:Sunday 2 October 2022
Time:c. 15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic R22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R22 Beta II
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: VH-RAS
MSN: 4617
Year of manufacture:2013
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Cowcowing Lakes, Booralaming, WA -   Australia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Koorda Airstrip
Destination airport:Jandakot Airport, WA (JAD/YPJT)
Investigating agency: ATSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Robinson R22 Beta II impacted terrain at the Cowcowing Lakes, Booralaming, Western Australia.
The two occupants died and the helicopter was destroyed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: ATSB
Report number: AO-2022-045
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-03/helicopter-crash-in-the-wheatbelt-claims-lives-of-two-men/101495580
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/wheatbelt-helicopter-crash-two-men-found-dead-in-wreckage-on-cowcowing-lake-near-koorda--c-8427178

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/73185_1455699282.jpg (photo)




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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Oct-2022 00:52 Geno Added
03-Oct-2022 02:04 RobertMB Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
03-Oct-2022 06:33 Anon. Updated [Departure airport]
03-Oct-2022 10:56 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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