Ditching involving a Bell 47G-5, VH-JGF, Wiawera Station, South Australia, on 7 February 1997
Incorrect configuration involving a Beech Aircraft Corp V35A MK II, VH-FWY, Archerfield Aerodrome, Queensland, on 6 February 1997
Loss of separation involving a Boeing 747-338, VH-EBT and Boeing 727-277, VH-ANA, 37 km west of Melbourne Aerodrome, Victoria, on 3 February 1997
Wheels up landing involving an Amateur Built HH-1, VH-AFW, Serpentine (ALA), Western Australia, on 3 February 1997
Runway incursion involving a Boeing 737-377, VH-CZO, Brisbane Aerodrome, Queensland, on 29 January 1997
Flight control systems involving a Robinson R44, VH-JFK, Southport Aerodrome, Queensland, on 29 January 1997
Near collision involving a Cessna 402C, VH-NMQ and Cessna 310, Unknown, 49 km north-north-west of Darwin VOR, Northern Territory, on 29 January 1997
Ditching involving a Piper PA-28R-180, VH-BOP, 2 km north-west of Wynyard Aerodrome, Tasmania, on 27 January 1997
Ditching involving a Hughes Helicopters 269C, VH-IHV, Geelong Heliport, Helicopter Landing Site, Victoria, on 26 January 1997
Loss of separation involving a Boeing 767-338ER, VH-OGJ and Grumman American Aviation F-14, PIANO, on 25 January 1997