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Jericho R22 accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched a transport safety investigation into a collision with terrain accident involving a Robinson R22 helicopter at Pretty Plains Station, south of Jericho, in Central Queensland, on Monday morning. As reported to the ATSB, the piston engine helicopter was observed descending rapidly, prior to a collision with terrain. The ATSB will deploy a team of investigators from its Brisbane office, specialising in aircraft operations and engineering. Once on site on Tuesday, the investigation team will…
Weather event involving multiple tethered balloons, about 6.5 km north-north-west of Wangaratta Airport, Victoria, on 11 April 2026
Near Wangaratta Racecourse, Victoria, GUS-69, GUS-01, Balloon, VH-XUP, Part 131 Balloons and hot air airships, Amateur Built Aircraft
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Near Wangaratta Racecourse, Victoria, D-77, D77-549, Balloon, VH-CZX, Part 131 Balloons and hot air airships, Kavanagh Balloons
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Accredited Representative to the US National Transportation Safety Board investigation into an accident involving MX Aircraft MXS, N530RH, near Hampton, Virginia, United States, on 24 April 2025
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Preliminary report into LongRanger helicopter ditching in Torres Strait
The ATSB will examine fuel management, storage and quality monitoring procedures as part of its ongoing investigation into the ditching of a Bell LongRanger helicopter in the…
Cessna 310 left runway after long landing with worn brake pads
A Cessna 310 ran off the runway during landing following a fast and high approach to Lake Evella Airport in the Northern Territory, an ATSB investigation has found. On 29 May 2025…
Freight train derailment began at location of known track defect
The investigation of a freight train derailment near Kyogle in northern NSW on 31 May 2022 highlights that rail transport operators should ensure their asset management procedures and…
Collision with terrain involving Robinson R44, VH-HYR, at Yorke Island Airport, Queensland, on 31 March 2026
Yorke Island Airport, Queensland, R44 II, 10341, Helicopter, VH-HYR, Part 133 Air transport operations - rotorcraft, Substantial, Robinson Helicopter Co, Specialised Aviation Services Pty Ltd
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ATSB releases preliminary report from ongoing Normanton King Air accident investigation
An ATSB preliminary report outlines the sequence of events of an accident involving a King Air twin turboprop soon after take-off from Normanton Airport, in Far North Queensland, on 6…
Brisbane aerobridge collisions with parked 737s highlight importance of aircraft visibility
An aerobridge at Brisbane Airport’s international terminal collided with parked Boeing 737s on two occasions last year, an ATSB investigation final report details. In the first…
Correcting the record - Inaccurate reporting on the completion of ATSB investigations by the ABC 7.30
08/03/2017: A story on ABC’s 7.30 program (7 March 2017) and an article on the ABC news website, “Air safety watchdog clearly failing”, contains inaccurate and misleading claims that require correction. Firstly, the reports quote Mr Neil Hansford as saying: "Until a case is resolved, there can be no remedial action taken by the relevant authorities, CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) or the Department of Transport or even private airport operators." In fact, the ATSB does not wait for an investigation to be completed to bring safety matters to the attention of operators and authorities.…