<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The trial of reality TV star Matt Wright on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice after a fatal outback helicopter crash has again been delayed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The February 2022 crash killed Wright's friend and </span><em><span>Outback Wrangler</span></em><span> TV show co-star Chris "Willow" Wilson, who was hanging from a sling under the chopper on a mission to collect crocodile eggs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A jury was set to be chosen on Thursday.</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><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/multiple-people-injured-in-mini-bus-crash-in-nsw-hunter-valley-regionx/ea21466a-6056-42a4-adee-3c67861f4995" target="_blank"><strong><span>Six injured in wedding minibus crash in NSW Hunter Valley</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But in the Supreme Court in Darwin on Wednesday, Acting Justice Allan Blow rescheduled the empanelment for August 5.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It ensures the jury will be selected following a long weekend, with August 4 marking the Picnic Day public holiday in the territory.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The start of the trial has been delayed several times and pre-trial legal argument before Justice Blow is set to continue this week.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/tv-reality-star-trial-over-chopper-crash-delayed-again/65cf118d-541d-4fd0-ac71-703d3784c645" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Monday Wright pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice, 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"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-united-states-testify/54c81e8b-df99-4564-a9af-e69a13a0b487" target="_blank"><strong><span>Epstein's accomplice offers to reveal all - but there's a catch</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The trial is expected to take up to four weeks and hear from about 25 witnesses.</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 crash into a paperbark swamp killed Wilson, 34, and critically injured pilot Sebastian Robinson, 28.</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>