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Collision with terrain involving Robinson R44, VH-HYR, at Yorke Island Airport, Queensland, on 31 March 2026
Yorke Island Airport, Queensland, R44 II, 10341, Helicopter, VH-HYR, Part 133 Air transport operations - rotorcraft, Substantial, Robinson Helicopter Co, Specialised Aviation Services Pty Ltd
AO-2026-069
ATSB releases preliminary report from ongoing Normanton King Air accident investigation
An ATSB preliminary report outlines the sequence of events of an accident involving a King Air twin turboprop soon after take-off from Normanton Airport, in Far North…
Brisbane aerobridge collisions with parked 737s highlight importance of aircraft visibility
An aerobridge at Brisbane Airport’s international terminal collided with parked Boeing 737s on two occasions last year, an ATSB investigation final report details.…
Correcting the record - Inaccurate reporting on the completion of ATSB investigations by the ABC 7.30
08/03/2017: A story on ABC’s 7.30 program (7 March 2017) and an article on the ABC news website, “Air safety watchdog clearly failing”, contains inaccurate and misleading claims that require correction. Firstly, the reports quote Mr Neil Hansford as saying: "Until a case is resolved, there can be no remedial action taken by the relevant authorities, CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) or the Department of Transport or even private airport operators." In fact, the ATSB does not wait for an investigation to be completed to bring safety matters to the…
Loss of control on landing involving a Cessna 185D, Private airstrip near Louth, New South Wales, on 28 February 2026
AB-2026-015
ATSB publishes Heck Field RV-8A accident preliminary report
Video and audio from separate CCTV cameras will be analysed as part of the evidence gathered during the ATSB’s ongoing investigation of a light aircraft accident near Heck Field in South East…
Power loss and forced landing involving Cessna 441, VH-LBZ, 3.6 km east of Broome Airport, Western Australia, on 19 March 2026
Broome Airport, Western Australia, Truscott-Mungalalu Aerodrome, Western Australia, 441, 4410038, Turboprop, VH-LBZ, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Substantial, Cessna Aircraft Company, Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd
AO-2026-068
R44 successful forced landing after engine failure due to connecting rod separation
A Robinson R44 helicopter pilot’s timely actions in conducting a forced landing after a connecting rod separated from the crankshaft while in flight near Tindal in the Northern Territory…
Lack of effective risk controls prior to Blacktown rail overspeed event
Expectation bias and a lack of effective risk controls contributed to a passenger train travelling through a turnout near Blacktown Station at four times faster than the posted speed limit, a…
Broome Cessna Conquest accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into the accident involving a Cessna 441 Conquest twin turboprop aircraft near Broome Airport, in northern WA. As reported to the ATSB, shortly after the aircraft took off from Broome’s runway 10 it encountered a loss of engine power. The ATSB is deploying a team of transport safety investigators, specialising in aircraft operations and engineering, and accident survivability, to the accident site from its Perth, Canberra, and Brisbane offices. Once on site on…