A crew member who jumped into the sea after being engulfed in flames probably reduced the severity of his burn injuries according to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation report released today.
A preliminary report by the ATSB into the four-fatality accident near Condobolin on 2 December indicates that there was no distress signal from the aircraft before it broke up in the vicinity of thunderstorms.
Kym Bills B.A. (Hons), B.Ec., B.Litt., M.Sc., M. Min., FCILT, FAIM, FAICD, FRGS, FRAI, MSIA
Executive Director ATSB, 28 October 2005, Keynote speech 10:15 am
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The ATSB has released recommendations to CASA relating to fitment of aircraft autopilot equipment and crew instrument approach qualifications as part of the investigation into the Lockhart River fatal accident on 7 May 2005.
The ATSB's Final Aviation Safety Investigation Report, into a fatal helicopter wire strike accident at Dunedoo, NSW, has found that the pilot and passengers were generally aware of the location of the wire but the helicopter still struck it during its locust control operation.
As part of its national safety awareness campaign for commercial fishermen, announced in December 2004, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will be conducting a series of informal face-to-face meetings with fishermen in north Queensland ports.
A media conference discussing the progress of the investigation
into the circumstances surrounding the Lancair fatal accident on 5
April 2006 will be held today, Thursday 6 April 2006
Where: Carpark Hangar 109, Drover Road,
Bankstown Aerodrome, NSW
As an operationally independent body within the
Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional
Services, the Australian Transport Safety
Bureau's primary media objectives are to communicate about
A media conference for the release of the interim report and the
two discussion papers will be held on Thursday 31 August
2006.
Where: 15 Mort Street, Canberra City (ATSB
Headquarters)
Time: 10:30 local time
As an operationally independent body within the Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is Australia's prime agency for Transport Safety Investigations.
