Bell 204B VH-EQW
20 September 2023 · Aratula, Australia · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 2023 at about 04:44 local time, a Bell 204B registered VH-EQW was involved in an accident near Aratula, Australia. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 04:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aratula, Australia
- Coordinates
- -27.9773, 152.4358
- Aircraft
- Bell 204B
- Registration
- VH-EQW
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- GAA23WA269
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Bell 204 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2020 | Bell 204 | Hyogo Prefecture, Japan | - | Unknown | - |
| 22 Jun 2017 | Bell 204 | Alpbach, Austria | - | Unknown | - |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Bell 204 | Salzburg, Austria | Heli Austria GmbH | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Dec 2007 | Bell 204B | Curaray-Loreto, Peru | Servicios Aereos Los Andes S.A.C. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2006 | Bell 204B | Stony Rapids, Canada | Heli-Lift International Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 2005 | Bell 204B-1 | Yangyang, Republic Of Korea | HeliKorea | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2023 | Boeing 787 | Melbourne, Australia | Bamboo Airways | Unknown | - |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Robinson R22 | Buchanan, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 2023 | Cessna 310 | Derby, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Gippsland GA8 | Rat Island, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2023 | Robinson R44 | Hamilton Island, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Robinson R44 | Borroloola, Australia | - | Minor injuries | - |