An ATSB preliminary report revealed the bird’s carcass was located near the main wreckage site, while investigators found no underlying defects with the aircraft’s engine, structure or flight controls.
The promotion of Cam Fewtrell and Dominic Hodalin from rescue crew officers (RCO) to the more senior position of air crew officers (ACO) is highly unusual, with most operators recruiting the role direct from the military.
A helicopter that crashed with two people onboard in Kosciuszko National Park in April descended quickly while navigating terrain amid poor weather conditions, the ATSB has found.
The two unnamed clients picked up the helicopters from the manufacturer’s facility in Mirabel, Canada, with the first delivered in May and the second in June.
The organisation's target is to have a fully functioning air taxi system in place in the Queensland capital ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.
A recently recruited pilot who died when his EC135 crashed into the sea hadn’t undertaken underwater escape training in seven years prior to the accident.