The pilot who survived a fatal helicopter crash while filming Netflix’s Outback Wrangler has been pictured for the first time since the incident left him paralysed.
Sebastian Robinson shared a birthday tribute for his girlfriend on social media with a photo showing the young helicopter pilot for the first time since the death of his co-star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson on February 28, 2022.
Mr Robinson was seriously injured in the crash and is now a paraplegic after the chopper he was flying plunged out of the sky because it had not been refuelled.
Mr Willow fell to his death while dangling from the helicopter collecting crocodile eggs.
Since the incident Mr Robinson has remained elusive until he shared the tribute to his girlfriend on Friday.
‘You’ve been to hell and back with me,’ he wrote in the accompanying caption.
‘Couldn’t ask for a better women.’
Mr Robinson’s miraculous survival has been followed by a string of lawsuits and investigations against Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright who was banned from flying helicopters in December 2024.
Sebastian Robinson has been pictured for the first time since he survived a fatal helicopter crash that killed his co-star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson on February 28, 2022
Mr Robinson suffered serious spinal injuries in the crash and has been left a paraplegic
Mr Robinson had previously shared a throwback photo of himself and his late co-star Mr Wilson on the anniversary of the crash in 2023.
‘Not a day goes by. The hardest 12 months of my life,’ Mr Robinson wrote.
‘One of a kind best mate I could turn to for advice.
‘Miss you Wilson. This life isn’t fair.’
The pair’s Robinson R44 chopper, which was owned and operated by Wright’s company Helibrook, went down on the King River in West Arnhem Land in remote Northern Territory.
Mr Robinson, who was 29 at the time, was critically injured in the crash and suffered serious spinal injuries and numerous broken bones.
Mr Wilson’s widow, Danielle, similarly shared a tribute on the one-year anniversary where she described 2022 as the ‘worst, toughest and most traumatising year’.
‘A year ago today we lost you to the heavens in the most tragic of circumstances,’ she wrote.
Mr Robinson had previously shared a throwback photo of himself and his late co-star Mr Wilson (pictured together) on the anniversary of the crash in 2023
Mr Robinson’s chopper, which was owned and operated by Matt Wright’s company Helibrook, went down in remote Northern Territory (pictured, Mr Wilson and Mr Robinson)
Ms Wilson has been left since the crash raising the pair’s two children, Ted and Austin, alone.
‘The past year has been the longest and shortest of our lives. Time has stood still, yet we have blinked and a year has gone by without our greatest love,’ she continued.
‘Life without you is not the same and the world is a lesser place without you in it.
‘I have grieved for you and the life that you never got to live, as well as what should have been.’
The pair had almost been married for a decade before the fatal crash.
Since the crash Wright has appeared in court numerous times to defend himself against allegations of malpractice
In the years since, Wright has appeared in court numerous times to defend himself against allegations of malpractice.
Recently the Civil Aviation Safety Authority cancelled his commercial pilot’s licence and the air operator’s certificate of his company.
CASA launched enforcement action against at least six pilots following the NT chopper crash that killed Mr Wilson.
Wright’s spokesperson said he had already lodged an appeal from the decision on his licence.
He added that that Helibrook ‘had advised the regulator some time ago’ that it would not be maintaining an air operator’s certificate moving forward.
If his appeal fails, Wright will have to reapply for his licence, which can take up to three years.
Wright was also investigated by the NT Police, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and NT WorkSafe following the crash.
He will face a trial on charges related to the helicopter crash, from July 7, which is expected to last eight weeks.
The Netflix celebrity pleaded not guilty to perverting the course of justice following the crash.
The single charge relates to alleged behaviour in the aftermath of the crash where Mr Wright was allegedly one of the first on the scene.
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