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Fatal aircraft crash due to radio, visibility failures

A pilot was unable to receive or transmit radio calls and trees obscured runway visibility, likely causing a mid-air plane crash that killed two people.

AAP

Ship's near stranding exposes emergency response flaws

A ship's near stranding exposed flaws in maritime emergency responses by key agencies, an investigation has found.

AAP

Sea World helicopter crash report reveals the ‘significant’ safety failings that caused deadly midair collision

British couple Ron and Diane Hughes were among four people killed when two helicopters collided on Australia’s Gold Coast

The Independent UK

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Faulty antennae 'contributed to mid-air crash which killed British couple'

Diane, 57, and Ron Hughes, 65, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision

Evening Standard

Lengthy probe begins into triple fatal seaplane crash

Investigators suspect it will take months to comb through and analyse all evidence surrounding the fatal crash of a seaplane near a popular holiday island.

AAP

Tributes paid to pilots who died in mid-air collision south-west of Sydney as crash investigation begins

Gary Criddle, Khadervali Gagguturu and a younger pilot died after two light planes collided on Saturday near Belimbla Park

The Guardian - AU

Fire makes fatal mid-air plane crash probe challenging

Authorities say it is too early to determine what caused a fatal mid-air crash as they begin to dig through the rubble for answers.

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Pilot of helicopter that crashed on Australian hotel roof was affected by alcohol, probe finds

An investigation has found the pilot of the helicopter that crashed on top of an Australian hotel two months ago was affected by alcohol and was not qualified to fly at night

The Independent UK

Batik improves advice to Canberra pilots after first flight mistakes

Official report says inaugural flight flew too low.

The Canberra Times

Sleeping on the job: air traffic controller 'fatigued'

Fatigue management procedures have been beefed up after an air traffic controller was found asleep at a workstation, following 10 night shifts in 12 days

AAP

Farewell party before pilot crashed chopper into hotel

A pilot who fatally crashed a helicopter into a hotel was a ground crew employee who earlier attended a farewell party, a charter company says.

AAP

Impromptu trick gone wrong caused deadly jet crash

A spontaneous manoeuvre to create a "good filming opportunity" led to a mid-air collision between two former military jets, killing a pilot and cameraman.

AAP

Cause of fiery fatal plane crash in Hunter revealed

The pilot - a former air force member - suffered severe burns.

Newcastle Herald

Lack of oxygen to be investigated in fatal plane crash

Investigations are ongoing into a firefighting surveillance plane crash, which killed three people in November, with the possibility of hypoxia being examined.

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Newcastle Herald

Final moments before fatal crash captured on helicopter's camera

The chopper began to break apart mid-air before plunging into water.

The Independent UK

Pilot in Sea World helicopter crash that killed British newlyweds had cocaine in system

A report released one year on since the tragic accident revealed the late pilot had cocaine in his system at the time of the crash

Evening Standard

Pilot in helicopter crash that killed British couple ‘had cocaine in his system’

Holidaymakers Ron Hughes and his wife Diane, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision between two sightseeing helicopters

Newcastle Herald

Sea World chopper crash: 'low level' cocaine found in pilot's system

'This was a tragic accident.'

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'Low level' cocaine found in fatal chopper crash pilot

The pilot of one of the helicopters involved in a crash that killed four people on the Gold Coast consumed cocaine in the days before the mid-air collision.

AAP

Clouds, internal pressure fuelled deadly plane crash

The pilot of a doomed plane was not qualified to fly in non-visual conditions and likely encountered cloud, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found

AAP

Fire-hit supply ship 'not prepared' for Southern Ocean

An Antarctic resupply ship that suffered a damaging engine fire was not adequately prepared for operations in the Southern Ocean, a safety report has found.

AAP

Pilot killed along with pregnant wife was unlicensed

Safety authorities say a pilot killed alongside his pregnant wife when their light plane went down in rough weather did not hold a licence to fly.

AAP

Two people seriously injured in NT plane crash

Several people have been injured after a small plane crashed while landing on Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

AAP

'Electrical fault' suspected in fatal light plane crash

Investigators believe a light plane crash which killed an outback nurse may be linked to an electrical fault which sparked a cockpit fire.

ABC News

Fuel line fire likely to blame for flight that killed nurse in Kununurra

The outback milk-run flight turned to tragedy after a fire filled the cockpit with smoke causing the plane to crash near a runway in Kununurra.

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