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Bell 206 crash near Carmila West, Australia

fatal2016-03-251 fatality
Summary

On March 25, 2016, at 1028 local time, a Bell 206B, VH-WHU, collided with power lines during an aerial agriculture flight near Carmila West, Australia. The helicopter was destroyed by the post impact fire and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the Government of Australia. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Australia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: +612 6274 6054 Fax: +612 6274 6434 www.atsb.gov.au

Incident details
Date
2016-03-25
Location
Carmila West, Australia
Aircraft
Registration
VH-WHU
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Source
NTSB
-21.9266, 149.3574
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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