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MH370 search overview
Between May 2014 and January 2017 the ATSB led an underwater search for MH370. With the publication of the final report reports/2014/aair/ae-2014-054">The Operational Search for MH370 on 3 October 2017, the ATSB ceased to have any formal role in searching for the missing aircraft. History of the search On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (MH370), a Boeing 777 carrying 12 crew and 227 passengers (including 7 Australian citizens…
Instrument failure and control issues involving Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A, VH-JEO, 170 km north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, Western Australia, on 25 January 2024
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, WA, Warburton Airport, WA, C90A, LJ-1464, Turboprop, VH-JEO, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Nil, Raytheon Aircraft Company, Goldfields Air Services
AO-2024-003
Safety action underway to address airliner separation event
Several safety actions been made or are planned in response to a close proximity event between two 737 aircraft at Sydney Airport last year, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau final…
Collision with terrain involving Cessna 172S, VH-CPQ, 3.5 km west of Camden Airport, New South Wales, on 24 January 2024
Camden Aerodrome, Camden Aerodrome, 172S, 172S8629, Piston, VH-CPQ, Part 141 Recreational, private and commercial pilot flight training, Destroyed, Cessna Aircraft Company, Altocap Pty Ltd
AO-2024-002
Concern regarding track condition of the [Location] railway
RR2022-00035
Passenger movement in the cabin with the seatbelt sign illuminated
RA2022-00064
Errors in NOTAM times
RA2023-00081
Track work findings from Mount Rainbow derailment
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation into a derailment in Central Queensland has made a range of findings related to procedures during and after track disturbance maintenance…
Multiple safety factors identified, and safety actions taken in response to Dombarton runaway and derailment
A transport safety investigation has concluded ineffective braking, caused by several factors, contributed to the runaway and subsequent high-speed derailment of almost 40 loaded grain wagons…
Non-compliance with En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA) SP 7 - Ayers Rock
RA2023-00085
The ATSB has consulted with the local scenic operators on the concerns raised. Some operators acknowledge they fly the procedure at a higher altitude in order to increase separation as they are operating a slower aircraft. All local operators acknowledge it would be beneficial for the reverse procedure to be published in ERSA particularly for the benefit of itinerant pilots not familiar with the procedure.