Daughter of British newlyweds killed in Australia helicopter crash says family is ‘heartbroken’ Ron and Diane Hughes, 65 and 57, have been named among four killed after a mid-air helicopter crash The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023
British couple killed in Gold Coast helicopter crash and pilot named as family tell of heartbreak Diane and Ron Hughes were understood to have been on the trip of a lifetime visiting family Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023
North West couple who died in helicopter crash in Australia named and pictured Ron and Diane Hughes have been named among the four killed in the horror crash Manchester Evening News · Jan 3, 2023
Helicopter collision in Australia kills two British nationals A 57-year-old woman and 65-year-old man were among the four killed in the incident Wales Online · Jan 3, 2023
British pair among four killed in helicopter collision in Australia Queensland Police said the 57-year-old woman and 65-year-old man were travelling from the UK. The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023
What we know so far about Sea World helicopter crash on the Gold Coast The ATSB said one helicopter carrying seven people was taking off and the other helicopter with six people on board was landing at the time of the crash. ABC News · Jan 3, 2023
Gold Coast helicopter crash: Four killed and three critical after collision near Sea World Two helicopters collided at an Australian tourist hotspot in Queensland, with witnesses watching the crash from a theme park nearby The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023
Four dead after two helicopters crash in mid-air near Sea World on Gold Coast Witnesses watched in horror as two helicopters smashed into each other mid-air on Australia's Gold Coast, with four people reportedly killed and three more fighting for their lives in hospital Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023
Investigation begins into death of two in 'experimental' foreign-registered single-engine aircraft at Appin Emergency services called to a scrub fire south-west of Sydney on Monday found the single-engine aircraft with two men dead inside. ABC News · Dec 26, 2022
Doomed Sydney plane from experimental kit Crash investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a kit-built light plane that crashed on Sydney's southern outskirts, killing two men. AAP · Dec 26, 2022
Northern Territory Police identify victims of plane crash near Bulman, north-east of Katherine Authorities disclose the ages of two people who died when a Cessna 210 aircraft crashed in dense bushland 250 kilometres north-east of Katherine on Saturday, as investigators are flown in from interstate. ABC News · Dec 26, 2022
Pilot in fatal Nullarbor plane crash was 43-year-old Perth father-of-two Michael Hebbard The pilot in last Friday's fatal plane crash on the Nullarbor has been identified as 43-year-old Perth father-of-two Michael Hebbard, described as a "loving partner" and "doting dad". ABC News · Dec 20, 2022
'Poor maintenance' behind NSW cargo spill Years of deficient maintenance were to blame for a cargo ship losing 50 containers off the NSW coast in 2020, the transport safety commissioner says. AAP · Dec 16, 2022
Lockhart River fatal plane crash ATSB investigation finds pilot error to blame A pilot trying to land on a cloudy and wet morning appeared unaware he was flying about 300 metres lower than recommended, a report has found. ABC News · Dec 15, 2022
AAP · Dec 15, 2022 'Misread' likely led to deadly Qld crash A plane crash that killed five people in Queensland was likely caused by the pilot misreading the altimeter as he tried to land in bad weather.
ABC News · Dec 3, 2022 ATSB criticised for refusing to investigate Gympie plane crash that killed two pilots Aviation groups and the loved ones of the two pilots killed in a mid-air collision near Gympie say the ATSB's refusal to investigate the incident is making the pain worse.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2022 From crocs to court: how Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright came to face charges relating to fatal helicopter crash Tour operator and pilot turned TV personality denies perverting the course of justice and destroying evidence after February crash that killed colleague Chris Wilson
ABC News · Nov 23, 2022 ATSB finds poor visibility lead to Snowy Mountains helicopter crash, killing Barbeques Galore director The head of Australia's air safety investigator says he will "never fully comprehend" why Peter Woodland chose to relaunch his helicopter before the fatal crash in NSW earlier this year.
ABC News · Nov 23, 2022 ATSB finds Queensland Rail missed flood warnings for 40 minutes before freight train derailed by rising water The driver of a train that derailed in floodwaters outside Gympie during the February floods should have had almost an hour-and-a-half to stop, but he was never told.
ABC News · Nov 18, 2022 Northern Territory buffalo industry figure Norm Fisher identified as victim of fatal helicopter crash in Arnhem Land The livestock industry is in mourning following the death of 47-year-old Norm Fisher, who was killed when the helicopter he was piloting crashed in Arnhem Land earlier this week.
AAP · Nov 16, 2022 Fatal NT helicopter crash investigated Police and the national transport safety investigator are probing a helicopter crash in the Northern Territory that killed a 47-year-old man.
ABC News · Nov 16, 2022 Man, 47, dies in helicopter crash near Ramingining in remote East Arnhem Land Police say the 47-year-old man, who was the helicopter's pilot and sole occupant, died at the scene.
AAP · Nov 10, 2022 ATSB won't probe Qld aircraft collision National transport accident investigators have decided not to probe a light aircraft collision which killed two men in southeast Queensland.
AAP · Oct 6, 2022 Eagle 'contributed' to NSW chopper crash An ongoing investigation into a fatal helicopter crash north of Sydney has found a wedge tailed eagle carcass near the crash site.
AAP · Oct 2, 2022 Two killed in private WA helicopter crash Two men are dead after the helicopter they were in crashed in Western Australia's wheatbelt region while they were participating in a club event.