<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A jury has been selected for the trial of reality TV star Matt Wright on charges of perverting the course of justice following a fatal outback helicopter crash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wright's </span><em><span>Outback Wrangler</span></em><span> TV show co-star and mate Chris "Willow" Wilson was killed in the February 2022 crash which seriously injured pilot Sebastian Robinson.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wilson, 34, was hanging from a sling under the chopper on a mission to collect crocodile eggs when the aircraft lost power and plunged to the ground.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/james-vlassakis-snowtown-killer-granted-parole/46f3c8f7-60b3-49de-80ea-bacbbceee6ff" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Youngest of the Snowtown killers granted parole</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wright was charged after being accused of tampering with evidence to cover up non-adherence to aircraft maintenance rules.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 45-year-old has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wright arrived at the Supreme Court in Darwin on Tuesday wearing a white shirt and tie and sand-coloured trousers, accompanied by his wife Kaia and lawyers.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/reality-tv-star-on-trial-after-fatal-chopper-crash/269d0448-2e0b-4d97-b4a2-63e8ef02c1ca" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than 100 potential jurors packed the court, with dozens coming forward to seek to be excused from jury service as Wright watched quietly from the dock.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/perth-teen-edirt-bike-rider-accused-of-fatal-crash-gets-bail/a659e24d-b72c-40d9-b929-80a71af8e1eb"><strong><span>Perth teenage e-dirt bike rider accused of fatal crash gets bail</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Balls drawn from a barrel decided the make-up of the jury apart from those rejected following challenges from legal counsel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A panel of 12 jurors plus two reserves was selected, comprising eight men and six women.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Acting Justice Allan Blow told the court the trial could take from three to five weeks, with a long list of witnesses to be examined.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He told jurors the case had received a lot of publicity but it was important they ignore what they had heard or read on it and rely solely on evidence presented in the courtroom in making their decisions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An Australian Transport Safety Bureau report into the crash near the King River in Arnhem Land found the chopper's engine stopped mid-flight because of a lack of fuel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice carries a maximum 15-year jail term in the NT.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wright rose to fame starring in National Geographic's </span><em><span>Outback Wrangler</span></em><span> and Netflix series </span><em><span>Wild Croc Territory</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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