What the records say
- When
- 24 Jul 2000
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 22.82° S, 149.89° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2000 Marlborough helicopter crash.
Summary
Five people are killed in the 2000 Marlborough helicopter crash when a rescue helicopter crashes while attempting to land in thick fog at Marlborough, Queensland.
2000 Marlborough helicopter crash
Fatal helicopter accident in Australia
On 24 July 2000, a Bell Helicopter Company 206L-3 LongRanger rescue helicopter, owned by Grant Kenny Ocean Helicopters and leased by the Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service, crashed at Marlborough, Queensland, killing all five people on board.
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