Following a fatal helicopter crash reality TV star Matt Wright tried to get his hands on documents that might betray his under-reporting of flying hours, a jury has heard.

The Outback Wrangler star’s trial is underway in the Supreme Court in Darwin more than three years after his co-star Chris “Willow” Wilson died in the outback crash that left pilot Sebastian Robinson a paraplegic.

They were on a mission to collect crocodile eggs along the King River in Arnhem Land.

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Wright has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice following the February 2022 incident in the Northern Territory.

The Crown case is that Wright did not properly record helicopter flying hours and was concerned that crash investigators would uncover that, leading to charges against him and his helicopter company.

Crown prosecutor Jason Gullaci SC told the jury on Wednesday the charges did not relate to the cause of the accident and it’s not alleged Wright was responsible for the crash, the death of Wilson or Robinson’s injuries.

The jurors have been told part of the evidence would be covertly recorded conversations of Wright and others at his home and on his phone, using listening devices.

Gullaci told jurors they would hear evidence that Wright tried to procure the diary, phone and pilot’s logbook of Robinson while the seriously injured pilot was in hospital in Brisbane.

Wright allegedly asked an associate to seek the documents and the phone from Robinson’s family and he reportedly visited a cottage where Robinson lived to source documents.

“The prosecution case is that Wright was trying to get his hands on documents that might betray to investigators what was happening,” Gullaci said.

The trial before Acting Justice Allan Blow continues on Thursday and is expected to take three to five weeks.