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Fuel exhaustion event involving a Schweizer Aircraft Corp 269C-1, Kankool, New South Wales, on 5 October 2025
AB-2025-053
EC120 uncommanded yaw accident highlights importance of type recency
The pilot of an EC120 helicopter had not flown that type in almost 15 years prior to an uncommanded yaw on take‑off accident at Porepunkah, in north‑east Victoria, an ATSB final report…
R22 could not be recovered from unplanned manoeuvre
An R22 helicopter was conducting unplanned and unnecessary torque turns at a low height during a commercial pilot licence training flight when it struck the ground before it could be…
Ineffective bridge resource management, distraction contributed to boxship’s collision with Leeuwin
Ineffective coordination and monitoring by the crew and harbour pilots on board the container ship Maersk Shekou contributed to its collision with the tall…
Loss of control and collision with terrain involving a Cessna 172H, 62 km south-west of Blackwater, Queensland, on 23 September 2025
AB-2025-049
Hard landing involving a Cessna 172S, Parafield Airport, South Australia, on 3 July 2025
AB-2025-050
Take-off collision involving an Air Tractor AT-502B and an Air Tractor AT-802A, near Pilliga, New South Wales, on 26 September 2025
AB-2025-051
Cessna 182 struck trees recovering from a dive after entering cloud
A Cessna 182 struck trees while recovering from a dive after inadvertently entering low cloud, an ATSB investigation report details. The Cessna 182T was being used for a private…
Air Tractor’s flight path under two consecutive powerlines before collision with terrain, preliminary report details
An Air Tractor’s flight path was under two consecutive powerlines when it turned to the right and collided with terrain while spraying on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, an ATSB preliminary…
Incident involving a vessel in the Perth Protection Zone, Western Australia, between 31 July and 1 August 2021
Subsection 49(2) notice for incident in the Perth Protection Zone, Western Australia, between 31 July and 1 August 2021 The ATSB received a report that between 31 July and 1 August 2021, in the Perth Protection Zone, Western Australia, submarine cables on the seabed were damaged by a vessel dragging its anchor across the cables.  Based on the information available, the ATSB did not conduct an investigation. For the purpose of subsection 49(2) of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (Cth) (TSI Act), I declare that any on-board recordings (as defined under section 48 of…