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Date Time ATSB issues Safety Advisory Notice to Robinson R44 helicopter operators following drive train failure The ATSB has released a Safety Advisory Notice to Robinson R44 operators and maintainers highlighting the importance of inspecting the helicopter’s clutch shaft yoke. The Safety Advisory Notice arises from the ATSB’s ongoing investigation into a loss of control and collision with terrain accident involving an R44 that was conducting aerial spraying operations near Clare, South Australia on 22 December 2020, which has identified that fatigue cracking in the clutch shaft forward y...

The ATSB has released a preliminary report from its on-going investigation into a fatal accident involving a Cessna 172 light aircraft conducting power...

A pilot killed in a helicopter crash while water bombing a bushfire on the New South Wales south coast probably suffered an incapacitating medical event, a

ATSB: Pilot incapacitation likely in Ulladulla firefighting helicopter accident Australian Transport Safety Bureau Press Release | May 20, 2021 Estimated reading time 5 minutes, 8 seconds. An investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found the pilot of a fire-bombing helicopter likely suffered an incapacitating medical event while repeatedly water bombing a fire near Ulladulla, New South Wales on the afternoon of Aug. 17, 2018. Accident site and wreckage. ATSB Photo The pilot of a Kawasaki Heavy Industries BK117 helicopter, registered VH-JWB, had just filled its ...

Date Time Boeing 767 freighter departs with fuel imbalance condition The flight crew of a Boeing 767 freighter did not consult the minimum equipment list (MEL) and continued their departure from Auckland Airport on a scheduled service to Sydney following a fuel configuration advisory alert message as the aircraft approached the departure runway, an ATSB investigation found. The flight crew, consisting of the captain as pilot monitoring and the first officer as pilot flying, commenced duty at about 9:30 am on 27 July 2017 for a 11:45 am departure. After completion of engine start at 11:40 am, ...