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Chipmunk owners urged to ensure rivets are maintained to specifications following Jandakot accident
The ATSB advises DHC-1 Chipmunk maintainers and owners that crashworthiness could be significantly compromised if incorrect specification rivets are used. The safety advisory notice…
DHC-1 Chipmunks may have incorrect rivets fitted
AO-2024-013
Safety Advisory Notice To DHC-1 Chipmunk maintainers and owners Crashworthiness of some DHC-1 Chipmunks may be compromised by incorrect specification rivets. What happened On the afternoon of 26 April 2024, the pilot of a DHC‑1 Chipmunk took off from Jandakot Airport, Western Australia. The engine cowling on the left side had not been fastened prior to take-off and began to open and close in flight. The aircraft turned to the left at low height near the end of the runway, with an increasing angle of bank, before descending and colliding with terrain. The pilot was transported to…
Aircraft preparation event involving a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation B200, Gove, Northern Territory on 23 July 2024
AB-2024-034
Brisbane River oil tanker breakaway highlights importance of clearly defined emergency and risk management arrangements
The breakaway and grounding of an oil tanker in the Brisbane River during a significant weather event in February 2022 illustrates the importance…
FOI Disclosure 2024-25
Date of access (date decision released to applicant) FOI reference number Description of documents Documents released Access 23 June 2025 FOI 24-25(16) Regarding an accident on 7 January 2025 at Rottnest Island (investigation number AO-2025-001): a complete copy of ATSB’s investigation file, comprising of, but not limited to; any investigation reports, file notes, photographs, witness statements, improvement notices and prosecution notices relating to the accident…
Accredited Representative to the Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigation of engine issue on approach involving ATR 72, ZK-MVL, near Wellington Airport, New Zealand on 1 September 2024
AA-2024-009
Preliminary report details passenger 737 flight below minimum safe altitude near Canberra
A preliminary report from the ATSB’s on-going investigation into a flight below minimum altitude incident involving a Boeing 737 south of Canberra notes the operator involved has taken…
Objects falling from aircraft involving a Eurocopter AS350 B3, near Broken Hill Airport, New South Wales, on 5 July 2024
AB-2024-033
New safety advisory on automatic coupler operation and design features
A recent investigation into a grain train collision near Tamworth, New South Wales, has resulted in a safety advisory notice being issued to rollingstock operators on the often‑misunderstood…
Loss of control and collision with terrain involving Robinson R44, King Leopold Ranges, Western Australia, on 22 June 2024
AB-2024-030