Australian Transport Safety Bureau

The ATSB is calling for witnesses as it commences its investigation into a water landing accident involving a DHC-2 Beaver floatplane at Whitehaven Beach, in Queensland's Whitsunday region. The ATSB asks anyone who may have witnessed or has photos or has footage of the accident to contact us via the witness form at their earliest convenience. https://lnkd.in/ge77XuiS

The in-flight break-up of a Cessna 210 over the remote Northern Territory likely resulted from the charter aircraft entering an area of strong convective activity from a rapidly developing thunderstorm, an ATSB investigation has found.

A range of safety actions have been taken in response to the derailment of a Sydney Trains passenger service which collided with an abandoned vehicle at Kembla Grange, south of Wollongong.

A fumes event during an aerial survey flight over Central Queensland highlights the importance of using supplemental oxygen and diverting to the nearest appropriate alternate airports, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation reinforces.

A hi-rail excavator that toppled and fatally injured its operator during rail maintenance work was operating beyond its working load limit, an ATSB investigation report details.

A Cessna 210 was force landed on a Bankstown Airport taxiway, likely after a low amount of fuel combined with unbalanced flight to starve the engine, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation has concluded.

The ATSB has finalised its investigation into an accident involving a Robinson R44 helicopter which struck the roof of a Cairns hotel early in the morning of 12 August 2024. https://lnkd.in/gbu4yZiR

A Socata light aircraft’s high rate of descent before impacting steep mountainous terrain was consistent with the pilot becoming spatially disoriented after flying into cloud, an ATSB investigation report details.

Control of a Bell 204 helicopter was lost during water uplift due to the cables attaching its firefighting bucket being captured over its left rear skid, creating a shift in the centre of gravity.

The ATSB has released a preliminary report from its continuing investigation into a mid-air collision involving two Robinson R22 helicopters at Mount Anderson Station in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.