2023 Gold Coast mid-air collision
2023 mid-air helicopter collision in Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 2 January 2023, two Eurocopter EC130s collided mid-air and crashed near Sea World theme park in the city of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The collision killed four people and injured eight (three critically).[1][2][3][4]
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Occurrence | |
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Date | 2 January 2023; 16 months ago (2023-01-02), 1:59 pm AEST |
Summary | Mid-air collision, under investigation |
Site | Gold Coast Seaway, Queensland, Australia 27°57′41″S 153°25′23″E |
Total fatalities | 4 |
Total injuries | 8 |
Total survivors | 9 |
First aircraft | |
Type | Eurocopter EC130 |
Operator | Sea World Helicopters Pty Ltd |
Registration | VH-XH9 |
Flight origin | Sea World, Queensland, Australia |
Destination | Sea World, Queensland, Australia |
Passengers | 5 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 5 |
Survivors | 6 |
Second aircraft | |
Type | Eurocopter EC130 |
Operator | Sea World Helicopters Pty Ltd |
Registration | VH-XKQ |
Flight origin | Sea World, Queensland, Australia |
Destination | Sea World, Queensland, Australia |
Passengers | 6 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 4 |
Injuries | 3 |
Survivors | 3 |
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