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VFR into smoke on a dark night and collision with terrain involving Robinson R22, VH-DLD, 112 km south-south-east of Tindal Airport, Northern Territory, on 7 December 2023 AO-2023-058 Final
Ground strike during a marine pilot transfer, involving Agusta A109, VH-RUA and ship Tai Keystone, about 240 km north-east of Mackay Airport, Queensland, on 7 December 2023 AO-2023-059 Final
Mid-air collision involving SIAI-Marchetti S-211s, VH-DZJ and VH-DQJ, 25 km west of Tyabb Airport, Victoria, on 19 November 2023 AO-2023-057 Final
Collision with terrain involving a Stoddard Hamilton Aircraft Glastar, VH-BAQ, about 18 km north-west of Noosa, Queensland, on 12 November 2023 AO-2023-056 Final
Ditching involving Cessna 421C, VH-VPY, about 50 km east of Sunshine Coast Airport, Queensland, on 10 November 2023 AO-2023-055 Pending
Collision with terrain involving Gulfstream 695A, VH-HPY, 56 km south-east of Cloncurry, Queensland on 4 November 2023 AO-2023-053 Preliminary
Coordination issues at the Tenterfield/Wallangarra fire ground on 31 October 2023 AO-2023-054 Pending
VFR into IMC, loss of control and collision with terrain involving SOCATA-Groupe Aerospatiale TB-20, VH-JTY, 65 km west of Mackay Airport, Queensland, on 28 October 2023 AO-2023-052 Final
Loss of control and in-flight break-up involving Robinson R66, VH-KFT, near Hawks Nest, New South Wales, on 26 October 2023 AO-2023-051 Preliminary
Forced/precautionary landing involving Cessna 208, VH-UMV, at Barwon Heads, Victoria, on 20 October 2023 AO-2023-049 Pending
Technical assistance to Queensland Police Service - Collision with terrain involving Jabiru J160, registered 19-4194, near Palgrave, Queensland, on 19 October 2023 AE-2024-003 Pending
Collision with terrain involving Cessna 172M, VH-JUA, 1km north-east of Murwillumbah, New South Wales, on 15 October 2023 AO-2023-048 Final
Wirestrike and collision with terrain involving Cessna 172N, VH-RSB, near Merriton, South Australia, on 8 October 2023 AO-2023-046 Final
Collision with terrain involving Cirrus SR22, VH-MSF, near Gundaroo, New South Wales, on 6 October 2023 AO-2023-045 Preliminary
Runway incursion involving Lancair, VH-VKP and Bombardier DHC-8-315, VH-TQZ, at Mildura Airport, Victoria, on 29 September 2023 AO-2023-050 Pending
Technical Assistance to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority in the examination of an Airbus A330 hydraulic hose AE-2023-006 Pending
Technical assistance to the Accident Investigation Commission of Papua New Guinea investigation of a collision with terrain involving a Bell Helicopters 407, registered P2-HSN at Gebrau Airstrip, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, on 22 September 2023 AA-2023-005 Final
Loss of control and collision with water involving Bell Helicopter Co 204B, VH-EQW, Tarome, Queensland, on 20 September 2023 AO-2023-044 Final
Runway excursions on take-off involving Airbus A330-323, 9M-MTL and Boeing 787-9, VN-A819, at Melbourne Airport, Victoria, on 7 and 18 September 2023 AO-2023-043 Preliminary
In-flight upset involving Boeing 737-8FE, VH-YQR, 143 km west of Ballina/Byron Gateway Airport, New South Wales, on 6 September 2023 AO-2023-042 Final