The driver of a road-train truck had been distracted by reaffixing their mobile phone mount to their vehicle’s windscreen before the truck entered an active level crossing and collided with a…
A loaded coal train collided with the rear of a stationary train in low-light conditions at the Port of Newcastle, after network control was not advised that the second train was…
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While flying in the vicinity of a valley, R44 helicopter entered a low-G condition;
Subsequent extreme teetering and mast bump resulted in the in-flight break-up of…
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AW139 rescue helicopter entered an uncommanded descent and lateral drift, coming within an estimated 20 ft of terrain before being recovered by pilot;
Even for…
A review of search data from the original Australian Transport Safety Bureau-led search for the missing MH370 aircraft has concluded that it is highly unlikely there is an aircraft debris…
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Preliminary report details factual information established in the investigation’s early evidence collection phase;
On-going investigation to consider flight profile…
The ATSB has released a preliminary report from its on-going investigation into a fatal accident involving a Robinson R44 helicopter at King River, in the Northern Territory’s West Arnhem…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released the final report from its systemic investigation into a serious incident where a Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330 with 14 crew and 215…
Change management and risk assessment processes, and unclear communication of a safety-critical action to train drivers, contributed to the runaway and derailment of a fully-loaded 42,500…
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Vertical separation between an A320 and a Jabiru aircraft on intersecting flight paths reduced to approximately 600 ft;
Pilots of neither aircraft had been able to…
