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Collision with terrain involving amateur-built Osprey 2 amphibian aircraft, VH-WID, near Maitland Airport, New South Wales, on 17 May 2020
Maitland Airport, New South Wales, Maitland Airport, New South Wales, Osprey 2 Amphibian, WJC 003, Piston, VH-WID, Private, Destroyed, Amateur Built Aircraft
AO-2020-028
Near hit with rail worker by passenger train 283D, Dora Creek, New South Wales, on 9 May 2020
283D, Nil, Newcastle, New South Wales, Safe Working Irregularity/Breach, Sydney, New South Wales, NSW TrainLink, Passenger
RO-2020-006
Aircraft loading and in-flight controllability issue involving Fairchild SA227, VH-HPE, Rockhampton Airport, Queensland, on 11 May 2020
Rockhampton, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, SA227-DC, DC-823B, Turboprop, VH-HPE, Air Transport Low Capacity, Nil, Fairchild Industries Inc, Toll Aviation
AO-2020-027
Partial crew incapacitation involving Cessna 172, VH-YXZ, 44 km south of Adelaide Airport, South Australia, 22 December 2019
Parafield, South Australia, Parafield, South Australia, 172R, 17280885, Piston, VH-YXZ, Aerial Work, Nil, Cessna Aircraft Company, Bruce Hartwig Flying School
AO-2020-026
Collision with terrain involving Cessna 172, VH-CBB, 31 km west of Mittagong, New South Wales, on 22 March 2020
Canyonleigh Airfield, New South Wales, Canyonleigh Airfield, New South Wales, 172A, 47716, Piston, VH-CBB, Private, Substantial, Cessna Aircraft Company
AO-2020-020
Uncontained battery failure involving Sydney Light Rail Vehicle 053, Randwick LRV Depot, New South Wales, on 3 April 2020
LRV053/054, Substantial, Explosion, Sydney Light Rail, Light Rail Vehicle
RO-2020-005
Collision with terrain involving a Bell 206L-1, VH-NBR, at Banks Peak, Moa Island, Queensland, on 22 April 2020
Banks Peak, Moa Island, Queensland, 206L-1, 45232, Helicopter, VH-NBR, Charter, Substantial, Bell Helicopter Co, Nautilus Aviation
AO-2020-023
Level crossing collision between freight train 5KQ7 and a road coach, at Norlane, Victoria, on 2 April 2020
5KQ7, Minor, Murtoa, Victoria, Collision, Werris Creek, New South Wales, Pacific National, Grain train (freight) service
RO-2020-004
Near collisions involving Piper PA-28-151, VH-SEW; Cessna 172, VH-JBC; and Cessna 182, VH-BMS overhead Parramatta, New South Wales, on 15 April 2020
Camden, New South Wales, Camden, New South Wales, PA-28-151, 28-7415541, Piston, VH-SEW, Private, Nil, Piper Aircraft Corp
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Camden, New South Wales, Cessnock, New South Wales, 172S, 172S8377, Piston, Flying Training, Nil, Cessna Aircraft Company, The Scout Association of Australia
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Bankstown, New South Wales, Bankstown, New South Wales, 182, 18262414, Piston, VH-BMS, Flying Training, Nil, Cessna Aircraft Company
AO-2020-024
Safeworking irregularity involving passenger trains 1898 and 18A0, near Thorneside, Queensland, on 7 March 2020
1898, Nil, Shorncliffe, Queensland, Safe Working Irregularity/Breach, Cleveland, Queensland, Queensland Rail, Suburban Passenger
RO-2020-003