‘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.
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Possible negligence probed in Tokyo runway collision
Police will investigate whether professional negligence led to two aircraft colliding at Tokyo's Haneda airport, media outlets report.
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
Outback Wrangler ‘devastated’ at co-star’s death cause
A lack of fuel on a poorly maintained helicopter likely caused a crash that killed an Outback Wrangler star who plunged to his death collecting crocodile eggs.
Remains of pilot, cameraman found after plane crash
Crews have found the remains of a 30-year-old TV camera operator and a 56-year-old pilot after a former military jet crashed into Victoria's Port Phillip Bay.
Men still missing but plane found after mid-air crash
The wreckage of a former military jet that crashed into Victoria's Port Phillip Bay with a pilot and a TV camera operator inside has been found.
Ex-military jet plunges into water after mid-air crash
Two people are missing after a former military aircraft crashed at Port Phillip Bay, southeast of Melbourne.
Jet still missing as pilot, camera operator feared dead
A pilot and a TV camera operator were on board a former military aircraft when it collided with another plane and plunged into Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay.
Three dead in firefighting plane crash in outback Qld
A firefighting plane has crashed near Cloncurry in northwest Queensland, killing all three crew members on board.
Pilot dies after light plane crashes in field
Police have confirmed a pilot is dead after a light plane crashed in a paddock near Warwick in southern Queensland.
‘Tragic circumstances’: plane crash probe begins
An investigation is under way into a light plane crash that killed an experienced pilot and three children near Canberra.
Man, three children feared killed in light plane crash
A man and three children are believed to be dead after a light plane crashed and burst into flames near Canberra, with police working through the wreckage.
Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt
A pilot has escaped injury after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam while it was collecting water to battle a blaze in Queensland.
Fourteen dead in plane crash in Brazil’s Amazon state
Fourteen people have been killed in a plane crash in Brazil's Barcelos province.
Taxiing plane caused aborted landing before fatal crash
Safety officials say a plane taxied onto a runway, prompting another pilot to perform a go-around before a fatal crash at Caboolture in Queensland in July.
Alert system may have averted fatal air crash: coroner
Two passengers posted photos on social media from an aircraft that showed heavy rain and low visibility in the minutes before all on board were killed.
Personal items found in defence helicopter search
Personal items and further wreckage from a defence helicopter that crashed off the coast of Queensland have been found in recovery efforts.
Black box found in Taipan military helicopter crash
A key voice and flight data recorder has been recovered from the wreckage of a helicopter that went down during a military exercise and killed four crewmen.
Taipan crash search crew find human remains, debris
Identification of human remains found during a search for the crew whose helicopter crashed in Queensland is not likely until after they have been recovered.
Top-level tributes for victims of army chopper tragedy
A difficult search and recovery operation is under way for the bodies of a crew of an army helicopter that went down during military drills in Queensland.
Light plane aborted landing before fatal runway crash
Air crash investigators want to know why a pilot aborted a landing before colliding mid-air with another light plane on his second attempt, killing two.
Man and woman dead after light planes collide midair
An investigation is under way after a midair collision between light aircraft killed two people at a regional Queensland airport.
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.
Bird strike behind fatal crop duster crash, ATSB finds
Authorities investigating a pilot's death in southern Queensland have ruled a large bird shattered his crop duster's windshield as it flew low over a property.
Airspace review under way at Gold Coast collision site
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is reviewing the Gold Coast airspace in which two helicopters tragically collided in January.
Woman admits using dead Sea World pilot’s identity
A woman who used the identity of a pilot killed in the Sea World helicopter tragedy to try to escape a traffic fine has pleaded guilty in a Queensland court.
Pilot in fatal chopper crash had ‘high-risk appetite’
The pilot of a helicopter involved in a fatal crash three years ago had a history of risk-taking and was not legally allowed to fly, a report has found.
Pilot climbs free of wreckage in transport plane crash
A medical transport plane has made an emergency landing in the southeast Queensland rail corridor after a mechanical failure.
Pilot killed in rural Queensland helicopter crash
The death of a 65-year-old pilot west of Rockhampton comes two days after a couple and their unborn child were killed in a light plane crash near Proserpine.
Pregnant woman and husband die in light plane crash
Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigators are travelling to the site where a light plane crashed, killing two people in north Queensland.
Army triggers Taipan probe after chopper ditches in sea
Ten ADF members, including special forces personnel, are lucky to be alive after the helicopter they were on plunged into waters off the NSW south coast.