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Cirrus likely flew into cloud in a valley prior to controlled flight into terrain
Consistent with an attempt to avoid cloud, a Cirrus SR20 reversed course at low altitude along a valley, before flying into densely forested terrain in Budawang National Park…
Runway incursion and near collision involving a Boeing 737, ZK-TXB, and a ground vehicle, at Melbourne Airport, Victoria, on 17 February 2026
Melbourne Airport, Victoria, Adelaide Airport, South Australia, 737-8BK, 29644 LN:2231, Jet, ZK-TXB, Part 129 Foreign air transport operators, Nil, The Boeing Company, Texel Air
AO-2026-061
Low rotor RPM and collision with terrain involving a Robinson R22 Beta II, 140 km north of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, on 17 January 2026
AB-2026-009
Engine failure and attempted forced landing involving a Cessna U206F, 102 km east-north-east of Port Keats Aerodrome, Northern Territory, on 30 January 2026
AB-2026-010
Near collision involving Cessna 172S, VH-KOJ, and Cirrus SR22, VH-XC5, about 22 km south-south-east of Melbourne Airport, Victoria, on 22 January 2026
Essendon Airport, Victoria, Essendon Airport, Victoria, SR22, 9217, Piston, VH-XC5, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Nil, Cirrus Design Corporation
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Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, 172S, 172S12147, Piston, VH-KOJ, Part 141 Recreational, private and commercial pilot flight training, Nil, Textron Aviation Inc., Oxford Aviation Academy (Australia) Pty Ltd
AO-2026-007
Accredited Representative to the PNG AIC – Collision with terrain involving Cessna T188C, VH-SOY, 171 km east of Mount Hagen Airport, Papua New Guinea, on 23 April 2025
T188C, T18803847, Piston, VH-SOY, Part 138 Aerial work operations, Destroyed, Cessna Aircraft Company, Liddle's Aerial Spraying Pty Ltd
AA-2026-001
Collision with terrain involving a Cessna 172, Parafield Airport, South Australia, on 5 January 2026
AB-2026-005
Truck did not stop at level crossing before The Ghan collision
When required to stop at a level crossing, drivers must stop their vehicle, sight, and remain clear of trains, a final report from the ATSB’s investigation of a collision between a truck and…
Accredited Representative to the PNG AIC following the accident involving DHC-6-300, P2-BBM, at Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on 22 January 2026
Tapini Airstrip, Papua New Guinea, Jacksons International Airport, Papua New Guinea, DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, Turboprop, P2-BBM, Substantial, De Havilland Canada/De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Tropicair
AA-2026-003
Cockpit window failure and depressurisation involving a Cessna 340, 5 km north-west of Katanning Airport, Western Australia, on 3 December 2025
AB-2026-006