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Loss of separation due to callsign confusion involving Airbus A330, VH-EBA and Boeing 737, VH-VXF, near Brisbane Airport, Queensland, on 15 December 2016 AO-2016-173 Final
Inflight engine shutdown involving British Aerospace Jetstream 32, VH-OTQ, 60 km west-north-west of Newcastle Airport, New South Wales, on 14 December 2016 AO-2016-171 Final
Engine shutdown and collision with terrain involving Beech Aircraft Corporation B200, VH-MVL, Moomba Airport, South Australia, 13 December 2016 AO-2016-170 Final
Loading related event involving Boeing 737, VH-VUF, Adelaide Airport, South Australia, on 13 December 2016 AO-2017-012 Final
Accredited Representative (State of Manufacture (engine)) - Engine failure and collision with terrain involving Mathias Lightning aircraft registered N59JL, Franklin, Virginia, United States, on 10 December 2016 AE-2017-004 Final
Loss of separation involving Bombardier DHC-8, VH-LQG, and Boeing 777, ZK-OKF, near Sydney Airport, New South Wales, on 9 December 2016 AO-2016-169 Final
Taxiing collision involving Boeing 737s, VH-YFT and VH-VUP, Hobart Airport, Tasmania, on 7 December 2016 AO-2016-167 Final
Runway excursion involving Boeing 737, VH-VUI, at Darwin Airport, Northern Territory, on 6 December 2016 AO-2016-166 Final
Severe turbulence involving Airbus A330, B-5921, near Sydney, New South Wales, on 29 November 2016 AO-2016-165 Final
Separation issue involving Bombardier DHC-8, VH-QOV, and Eurocopter MBB-BK 117, VH-EHQ, near Bundaberg Airport, Queensland, on 26 November 2016 AO-2016-164 Final
Assistance to the Coroner - Collision with terrain involving Airborne Edge XT-912, 32-8401, Hedlow, Queensland, on 25 November 2016 AE-2016-168 Final
Runway undershoot involving Fairchild SA226, VH-SSV, Theodore ALA, Queensland, on 23 November 2016 AO-2016-163 Final
Loss of control and collision with terrain involving Air Tractor Inc. AT-802A, VH-NIA, 33 km west of Narromine, New South Wales, on 21 November 2016 AO-2016-157 Final
Tail rotor driveshaft failure involving Bell 206, VH-CHO, 30 km south of Bathurst Airport, New South Wales, on 21 November 2016 AO-2016-159 Final
In-flight break-up involving a Robinson R44, VH-ZNZ, 41 km north-west of Mossman, Queensland, on 18 November 2016 AO-2016-156 Final
Ground strike involving Robinson R44, VH-HHZ, 74 km north-east of Sleisbeck, Northern Territory, on 18 November 2016 AO-2016-158 Final
Engine failure and forced landing involving Cessna 208B, VH-LNH, 8 km north-west of Solomon Airport, Western Australia, on 16 November 2016 AO-2016-155 Final
Engine failure and collision with terrain involving Ryan Aeronautical Company STA-SPL, VH-SQD, 14 km north-north-west of Tyabb ALA, Victoria, on 15 November 2016 AO-2016-153 Final
Collision with terrain involving Robinson R44, VH-YMJ, near Riversleigh ALA, Queensland, on 12 November 2016 AO-2016-150 Final
Engine failure and forced landing involving Cessna 208, VH-TYV, Darwin Airport, Northern Territory, on 11 November 2016 AO-2016-149 Final