turboplanner Posted October 2 Posted October 2 A Jabiru suffered engine failure after takeoff near Wentworth, NSW on October 1st. The aircraft crashed into trees. Two people escaped. 1
trailer Posted October 2 Posted October 2 (edited) That incident was in 2023 and started doing the rounds again on Facebook on the 1st October 2025. It is old news. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19mMx8bw6j/ Edited October 2 by trailer Typo 2 1
turboplanner Posted October 3 Author Posted October 3 Tks, probably best to delete this one, since the original is still there to count numbers. 2
Thruster88 Posted October 3 Posted October 3 5 hours ago, turboplanner said: Tks, probably best to delete this one, since the original is still there to count numbers. The best place to find accurate data is Flight Safety Network, can select Australia and it then has all accidents VH, RAAus and others. The 12 months ending Aug 2025 was a shocker for RAAus. We can often learn what not to do from reading this stuff. https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/country/VH 2
facthunter Posted October 3 Posted October 3 "IT won't happen to ME", is OUT THERE. Accidents only happen to other people . Watch the Weather . It's more erratic. Nev
BrendAn Posted October 5 Posted October 5 On 03/10/2025 at 4:04 PM, Thruster88 said: The best place to find accurate data is Flight Safety Network, can select Australia and it then has all accidents VH, RAAus and others. The 12 months ending Aug 2025 was a shocker for RAAus. We can often learn what not to do from reading this stuff. https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/country/VH shocker for robinson helis too. 10 incidents since feb in the list 1
Thruster88 Posted October 5 Posted October 5 4 hours ago, BrendAn said: shocker for robinson helis too. 10 incidents since feb in the list They are very popular with over 1000 flying in Australia. Looks to be a fair amount of pilot error in there. CASA has done a study, the R22, R44 have a similar fatal accident rate to the C172, C182 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/robinson-helicopter-occurrences-report.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiHx92XjI6QAxUjhGMGHR7DDYcQFnoECCkQAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw2aXnVfCoSouHiQ31hRngLT 1 1 1
BrendAn Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1 hour ago, Thruster88 said: They are very popular with over 1000 flying in Australia. Looks to be a fair amount of pilot error in there. CASA has done a study, the R22, R44 have a similar fatal accident rate to the C172, C182 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/robinson-helicopter-occurrences-report.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiHx92XjI6QAxUjhGMGHR7DDYcQFnoECCkQAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw2aXnVfCoSouHiQ31hRngLT true and also the amount of them mustering would add a few mishaps too. the 2 blade rotor sytems are susceptible to mast bump too if flown outside the book from what i have read. 1
BrendAn Posted October 6 Posted October 6 1 hour ago, Thruster88 said: They are very popular with over 1000 flying in Australia. Looks to be a fair amount of pilot error in there. CASA has done a study, the R22, R44 have a similar fatal accident rate to the C172, C182 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/robinson-helicopter-occurrences-report.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiHx92XjI6QAxUjhGMGHR7DDYcQFnoECCkQAQ&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw2aXnVfCoSouHiQ31hRngLT 2 182 / 172 incidents compared to 10 r22 on the page you put up. so how do they work that out. 1
facthunter Posted October 6 Posted October 6 Might be per Hr or per flight. Most Robbo's are not static exhibits, and are relatively short flights. Nev 1 1
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