Accident Robinson R44 Raven I VH-OCL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300512
 
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Date:Thursday 3 November 2022
Time:c. 14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 Raven I
Owner/operator:C A Helicopters Pty Ltd
Registration: VH-OCL
MSN: 2027
Year of manufacture:2009
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:8 km N of Kumarina Roadhouse Airport, WA -   Australia
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Kumarina Roadhouse Airport, WA
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: ATSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Robinson R44 Raven I crashed shortly after takeoff from Kumarina Roadhouse Airport, Western Australia.
All four occupants were injured and the helicopter received substantial damage.

Eyewitness said they thought the hit a 'willy willy' (dust devil).

Sources:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-04/helicopter-crash-kumarina/101615276
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2022/report/ao-2022-053

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2022 15:20 gerard57 Added
04-Nov-2022 15:21 gerard57 Updated [Source]
04-Nov-2022 17:21 harro Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
09-Nov-2022 07:25 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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