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Groote Eylandt light aircraft accident 
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into an accident involving a Cessna 210 single-engine charter aircraft with a pilot and five passengers on board at Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, on Friday afternoon.  As reported to the ATSB, during take-off the aircraft experienced engine issues and the pilot attempted to return to Groot Eylandt. During approach, the aircraft collided with terrain and came to a rest inverted.  The ATSB is preparing to deploy…
Level crossing collision between freight train and truck, near Katherine, Northern Territory, on 14 June 2023
2AD1, Freight, Adelaide, South Australia, Level Crossing, Darwin, Northern Territory, Aurizon
RO-2023-006
Object falling from aircraft involving a GippsAero GA-8, Fraser Island, Queensland, on 6 April 2023
AB-2023-004
Staffing levels at Sydney TCU
RA2023-00003
R44 pilot unable to recover from unanticipated yaw prior to Forresters Beach accident
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Near collision involving Piper PA-28-161, VH-ENL, and Bombardier DHC-8-315, VH-TQH, at Mildura Airport, Victoria, on 6 June 2023
Mildura Airport, Broken Hill Aerodrome, PA-28-161, 28-8116063, Piston, VH-ENL, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Nil, Piper Aircraft Corp, Galaxy Aviation Australia Pty Ltd
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Mildura Airport, Sydney Airport, DHC-8-315, 597, Turboprop, VH-TQH, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Nil, Bombardier Inc, Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Ltd
AO-2023-025
Flight crew declares fuel MAYDAY to receive priority landing at Perth to maintain required reserve fuel
Higher than planned fuel burn and longer than anticipated arrival delays meant the crew of a Boeing 737 operating a passenger service from Brisbane to Perth were required to declare a fuel…
ATSB interim report details bulk carrier grounding in Port Hedland channel
An interim report from an ongoing Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation has detailed the sequence of events of a loaded iron ore carrier’s grounding in a channel…
Safeworking breach involving train 3SP7, near Ooldea, South Australia, on 1 June 2023
4PM1, Freight, Perth, Western Australia, Safe Working Irregularity/Breach, Melbourne, Victoria, Aurizon
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3SP7, Freight, Sydney, New South Wales, Safe Working Irregularity/Breach, Perth, Western Australia, Pacific National
RO-2023-005
737 issued incorrect runway arrival clearance after undetected verbal slip
During scheduled passenger flight from Brisbane to Sydney, airliner was cleared for standard arrival for runway 34L at Sydney, which was operating runway 16L at the time. Error was not detected…