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Latest investigation report releases and news

Photograph of the aircraft after the collision with terrain in an upright position with the tail separated.
Low level training flight accident
Aerial map showing a helicopter flight path over mountainous terrain with annotated key points related to a hiker incident. Labels indicate direction of travel, hiker sighting, entry track, rotor strike location, and exit track, with shaded flight corridor and scale bar for distance reference.
AW139 main rotor struck tree positioned in pilot’s blind spot
A photograph of the antenna base secured to the top of VH-EEL after the antenna separated from the aircraft.
King Air damaged after antenna detached in flight
VH-8HR floating on the ocean with emergency pop-out floats inflated.
R44 helicopter power loss and ditching
An aerial firefighting helicopter dropping water on a bushfire.
Report identifies key themes from aerial firefighting survey
View of the runway 09 lighting that was available to the flight crew when lined up with the right edge of the runway. Source: Mildura Airport, annotated by the ATSB
Dash 8 lined up on runway edge lighting
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Investigations

Latest transport safety investigations

AO-2026-079
Mast cracking involving Robinson R44, VH-RTB, at Tindal Airport, Northern Territory, on 28 April 2026
AA-2026-004
Accredited Representative to the PNG AIC following the hard landing involving Cessna T188, VH-NAB, at Daru Airport, Papua New Guinea, on 19 December 2025
AO-2026-078
Flight control issue involving Beech Aircraft Corp 35-B33, VH-NEW, at Griffith Airport, New South Wales, on 11 May 2026
AO-2026-077
Near collision involving Tecnam P2002 Sierra, 24-7996, and Diamond DA40 NG, VH-YPH, at Port Macquarie Airport, New South Wales, on 29 April 2026
RO-2026-003
Signal passed at danger and near collision with road vehicles at level crossing, involving train 0348, Wallan, Victoria, on 25 April 2026
AO-2026-076
Fuel starvation involving Piper PA-32R, VH-LPW, about 9 km south of Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome, Victoria, on 1 May 2026
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Occurrence briefs

Latest occurrence brief reports

AB-2026-024
Hard landing resulting in tail strike involving a Cessna 172, Archerfield Airport, Queensland, on 12 April 2026
AB-2026-026
Collision with terrain during a go-around involving a Van’s RV-7, Fig Tree Aircraft Landing Area, Queensland, on 16 April 2026
AB-2026-021
Loss of control during mustering involving a Robinson R22 Beta, near Elliott, Northern Territory, on 28 March 2026
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Outstanding safety issues

Identified safety issues awaiting safety action.

AO-2025-062-SI-01
Helicopter underwater escape training for regular passengers
AO-2025-024-SI-02
Weight and balance system
AO-2025-024-SI-01
Self-reported passenger weights
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