Australian Transport Safety Bureau

...all documents, statements, and reports pertaining to a helicopter incident involving a Robinson R44, VH-KKM, at Moorabbin Airport, Victoria on 17 April 2025 (Occurrence number OA2025-00907)

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This FOI release comprises seven documents from the ATSB relating to occurrence OA2025-00907, a Robinson R44 helicopter (registration redacted) that collided with terrain at Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, on 17 April 2025 at about 14:30 local time. The material consists of aviation notification records (several duplicate or variant entries logged by phone and web, with differing time zones), a short email from a reporting party with photos of the damaged aircraft, and a Part 141 training occurrence summary. Reports describe the helicopter coming to rest on its side or rolling over while hovering, with substantial damage, one person injured and two crew aboard, and no fatalities. Causal factors, technical analysis, safety recommendations and investigation findings are not included. Much of the content is redacted under FOI exemptions, including personal details, crew information and the registration.

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