 The helipad at Sea World | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 January 2023, 1:59 pm AEST |
| Summary | Mid-air collision, under investigation |
| Site | Gold Coast Seaway, Queensland, Australia 27°57′41″S 153°25′23″E / 27.96139°S 153.42306°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 |
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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