Bell 206 VH-OSU

Summary

On 20 May 2010 at about 04:15 local time, a Bell 206 registered VH-OSU was involved in an accident near Traralgon, Australia, Australia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 May 2010 at 04:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Traralgon, Australia, Australia

Nearest airport

Latrobe Valley

Coordinates

-38.5167, 146.4333

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

VH-OSU

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10WA249

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 20, 2010, about 0415 Universal Coordinated Time, a Bell 206 L-3, VH-OSU, operated by a pilot from New Zealand doing crop spraying operations struck a power line and subsequently collided with terrain near Latrobe Valley Aerodrome, Traralgon, Australia. The meteorological conditions were not reported at the time. The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The departure and destination airports are unknown. 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 Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Telephone: (61) 2 6257-4150 Fax: (61) 2 6274-6434

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.