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Marmor freight train derailment and collision
Statement can be attributed to ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has commenced a transport safety investigation into the derailment of a freight train and its subsequent collision with a coal train at Marmor, Queensland, on Sunday evening. The ATSB has deployed a team of transport safety investigators, with experience in train and railway operations and maintenance, from its Brisbane and Canberra offices, to commence the evidence collection phase of this investigation.…
Engine malfunction and forced landing involving Rockwell International 114, 6 km south-west of Swan Hill Airport, Victoria, on 29 November 2022
AB-2022-024
Aircraft loading incident involving a Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-28-161, Bankstown, New South Wales, on 28 September 2022
AB-2022-016
Mid-air collision between hot air balloons, VH-FSR and VH-OOP, 6 km south-east of Alice Springs Airport, Northern Territory, on 18 July 2022
Hale, Northern Territory, Hale, Northern Territory, E-260, E260-403, Balloon, VH-FSR, Part 131 Balloons and hot air airships, Nil, Kavanagh Balloons, RED CENTRE BALLOONING PTY LTD
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Hale, Northern Territory, Hale, Northern Territory, B-400, B400-344, Balloon, VH-OOP, Part 131 Balloons and hot air airships, Nil, Kavanagh Balloons, RED CENTRE BALLOONING PTY LTD
AO-2022-037
Safety steps taken after Dash 8 cabin failed to pressurise
Key points Dash 8 cabin could not pressurise due to removal of the recirculation fan previously during maintenance; The unserviceability was not detected by the operator or the…
Engine failure involving a Boeing 737-838, VH-XZB, en route from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, New South Wales, on 18 January 2023
Auckland Airport, Sydney Airport, 737-838, 39360, Jet, VH-XZB, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Unknown, The Boeing Company, Qantas Airways Litd
AO-2023-007
PA-25 ag aircraft likely too heavy to outclimb trees prior to collision with terrain
Key points Piper PA-25 was likely at a weight that did not permit sufficient performance to outclimb trees shortly after take-off from a private landing area at Seaview, Victoria;…
737 engine failure incident 
Statement can be attributed to ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell Last night the Australian Transport Safety Bureau commenced a transport safety investigation into the in-flight engine failure incident involving a Qantas 737 aircraft during a flight from Auckland to Sydney. The ATSB has assigned a team of three experienced transport safety investigators, with experience in aircraft maintenance, aircraft operations, and data recovery, to commence the evidence collection phase of this investigation. At…
Drive belt tensioning motor failure involving Robinson R44 helicopter, VH-ZUJ, at Hamilton Island Airport, Queensland, on 8 January 2023
Qualia, Qld, Hamilton Island Airport, R44, 2684, Helicopter, VH-ZUJ, Part 133 Air transport operations - rotorcraft, Nil, Robinson Helicopter Co, Whitsunday Air Services Pty Ltd
AO-2023-005
Accident and incident reporting requirements have been updated
Amendments to the Transport Safety Investigations Regulations (TSI Regulations), which detail the requirements for reporting transport accidents and incidents to the ATSB, took effect on 1…