Garlick UH1H VH-ONZ

Summary

On 9 January 2020 at about 16:20 local time, a Garlick UH1H registered VH-ONZ was involved in an accident near Boydtown, Australia. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 January 2020 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Boydtown, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Garlick UH1H

Registration

VH-ONZ

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR20WA078

1 person had minor injuries.

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 January 9, 2020 about 1620 universal coordinated time, a Garlick Helicopters Inc., UH-1H helicopter, VH-ONZ, lost power and collided with water during an aerial fire control operation at Ben Boyd Reservoir, Boydtown, Merimbula, Australia. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. 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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.