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 media conference discussing the progress of the investigation
into the circumstances surrounding this collision on 12 December
2006 will be held today, Wednesday 13 December
2006.
An ATSB report has found that a recent airspace incident was both an 'airprox' and a 'serious incident' and that a Brasilia and a Partenavia aircraft passed about 40 m horizontally at the same altitude from each other.
A media conference discussing the progress of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Piper Navajo fatal accident on 31 October 2006 will be held today, Wednesday 1 November 2006
A media conference discussing the progress of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal Metroliner aircraft accident near Lockhart River on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland on 7 May 2005 was held today, Thursday 12 May 2005.
The ATSB's final investigation report into the Piper Aztec accident which killed a family of five near Mareeba, Queensland on 1 October 2003, has found that the pilot was probably incapacitated as a result of a cardiac event.
An execution error by the helmsman of a ship led to a ship running aground in Sydney Harbour.
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.
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's primary media objectives are to communicate about
