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Engine failure and forced landing involving Cessna 208, VH-TYV, Darwin Airport, Northern Territory, on 11 November 2016 AO-2016-149 Final
Fumes event involving Bombardier DHC-8, VH-SBB, Adelaide Airport, South Australia, on 10 November 2016 AO-2016-151 Final
Failure of main rotor system involving Sikorsky S92, VH-ZUQ, Broome, Western Australia, on 10 November 2016 AO-2016-152 Final
Near collision involving a Cessna 172S, VH-USL and parachutists, Lower Light (ALA), South Australia, on 6 November 2016 AO-2016-147 Final
Collision with terrain involving Air Tractor AT-502, VH-LIK, 50 km east of Walgett Airport, New South Wales, on 5 November 2016 AO-2016-146 Final
Loading related event involving Airbus A320, VH-VQC, Gold Coast Airport, Queensland, on 29 October 2016 AO-2016-145 Final
Unlawful communications, Melbourne area, Victoria, September to November 2016 AO-2016-154 Final
Misaligned take-off involving Beechcraft B200, VH-XGV, Brisbane Airport, Queensland, on 26 October 2016 AO-2016-142 Final
Collision with terrain involving Lockheed Martin Stalker XE UAS, Avoca Race Track, Victoria, on 25 October 2016 AO-2016-141 Final
Flight control system event involving Embraer 120, VH-YEI, Adelaide Airport, South Australia, on 25 October 2016 AO-2016-143 Final
Collision with terrain involving Lockheed Martin Stalker XE VTOL UAS, Mount Disappointment, Victoria, on 24 October 2016 AO-2016-139 Final
Terrain awareness warning system alert involving Eurocopter BK 117C-2, VH-SYB, near Crookwell, New South Wales, on 21 October 2016 AO-2016-160 Final
Accredited Representative (State of Manufacture (engine)) - Collision with terrain involving Ryan W. Gross Arion Lighting, N235SC, Mesa, Arizona, United States, on 21 October 2016 AE-2017-006 Final
Runway incursion involving Fokker F28 MK 100 and vehicle, Perth Airport, Western Australia, on 19 October 2016 AO-2016-140 Final
Engine failure involving Fairchild SA227, VH-VEU, 170 km south of Brisbane, Queensland, on 12 October 2016 AO-2016-136 Final
Near collision involving Pilatus BN2, VH-IOA and Bombardier DHC-8, VH-ZZJ, Horn Island Airport, Queensland, on 12 October 2016 AO-2016-137 Final
Severe turbulence involving Bombardier DHC-8-402, VH-LQM, 72 km south-west of Canberra Airport, Australian Capital Territory, on 10 October 2016 AO-2016-132 Final
Wheels up landing involving Cessna 210, VH-UPN, Broome Airport, Western Australia, on 10 October 2016 AO-2016-134 Final
Tail skid contact, involving a Boeing 777, registered 9V-SYG, at Melbourne Airport, Victoria, on 9 October 2016 AO-2016-131 Final
Birdstrike and inflight vibration involving Boeing 747-438 ER, VH-OEH, near San Francisco International Airport, United States, on 6 October 2016 AO-2016-135 Final