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0y · Unknown·Multiple injuries due to helicopter crash resulting from loss of aircraft contro…
A helicopter crash at Double Mountain South, Shoalwater Bay, resulted in two fatalities. The pilot, Haydn Redfern, with limited experience on this aircraft type (32 hours of 957 total) and unfamiliarity with its reversed…
Male·multiple injuries sustained when aircraft impacted terrain following in-flight s…
David Black, an experienced commercial pilot, died when the left wing of his agricultural M18A Dromader aircraft separated in flight during a firebombing mission. The separation was caused by corrosion pitting and fatigu…
18y · Male·Head injuries in a gyrocopter incident
An 18-year-old passenger died in a gyroplane crash on 21 December 2013 after the pilot-in-command flew dangerously low over heavily wooded terrain with no safe emergency landing areas. The pilot was operating an illegal,…
42y · Male·Extensive blunt trauma injuries sustained during the course of rescuing an injur…
Michael Wilson, an experienced SCAT (Special Casualty Access Team) paramedic, died from extensive blunt trauma injuries sustained during a rescue operation at Bridal Veil Falls on 24 December 2011. A canyoner had fallen …
47y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in an aviation accident
Russell Lee, an experienced commercial pilot, crashed a Piper PA31-350 aircraft into mountainous terrain near Mount Hotham, Victoria, killing himself and two passengers. Despite explicit warnings from the airport manager…
83y · Male·Acute blood loss and shock/trauma in a man with cardiomegaly, myocardial fibrosi…
This coronial finding examines the deaths of 11 train passengers in the Kerang level crossing collision on 5 June 2007, where a semi-trailer struck a V/Line passenger train. The investigation found that 6 passengers died…
Male·Multiple injuries from aircraft crash; underlying cause - epileptic seizure suff…
Two men died when a Yak-52 aircraft piloted by Barry Hempel crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Evidence suggests Hempel suffered an epileptic seizure mid-flight, rendering him incapacitated and unable to control the aircraf…
49y · Male·Injuries received in aviation accident
A 49-year-old amateur pilot died when his experimental aircraft stalled and crashed near Mildura Aerodrome during a night landing attempt in adverse weather. Multiple contributing factors aligned: the aircraft had a Cess…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in mid-air collision between aircraft
Two aircraft collided mid-air during goat culling operations in February 2008: a Piper Super Cub (pilot Bradleigh Roulston, age 23; spotter Daniel Kean, age 39) and a Robinson R44 helicopter. Both occupants of the Super …
53y · Male·Multiple injuries fall from height (paraglider)
A 53-year-old experienced paraglider with 1300 flying hours died from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from height after separating from his paraglider mid-flight. Investigation revealed he had failed to fasten his …
62y · Male·Multiple injuries and effects of fire from an aeroplane crash resulting from str…
Robert Alan How, a 62-year-old pilot with 600 flight hours, died when his Cessna struck unmarked power lines at 27 metres altitude while performing low-level flying near his property. He had no low-flying qualifications.…
37y · Male·injuries sustained as a result of aviation accident
A Piper Cheyenne aircraft (VH-TNP) carrying six people crashed near Benalla, Victoria on 28 July 2004. The pilot, Kerry Endicott (aged 69), was highly experienced with over 14,000 flight hours. During instrument meteorol…
34y · Female·Injuries sustained as a result of aviation accident (collision with terrain)
On 28 July 2004, Belinda Anne Andrews, aged 34, died along with five others when Piper PA-31T aircraft VH-TNP collided with terrain near Benalla, Victoria during a GPS approach in instrument meteorological conditions. Th…
33y · Female·Injuries sustained as a result of aviation accident—specifically, controlled fli…
A Piper PA-31T Cheyenne aircraft collided with terrain near Benalla, Victoria on 28 July 2004, killing all six occupants including pilot Kerry Endicott and passenger Jacqueline Henderson. The pilot was highly experienced…
69y · Male·Injuries sustained as a result of aviation accident - controlled flight into ter…
A Piper PA-31T Cheyenne aircraft carrying six occupants crashed into terrain near Benalla, Victoria on 28 July 2004 while conducting a GPS approach in instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot, Kerry Endicott, was …
34y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in helicopter crash caused by tail rotor failure
Andrew Mull, a 34-year-old builder and pilot, died when his homebuilt Rotorway Exec 162 helicopter crashed on 29 March 2006 near Mount Beauty, Victoria. The coroner found tail rotor failure was the likely cause of the cr…
42y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in aircraft crash resulting from port side wing tip …
Philip Scholl, an inexperienced microlight pilot with only 20 hours flight training, died in a crash near Mareeba on 20 October 2005. The aircraft T2-2776 was airworthy unfit due to degraded wing fabric, corroded cables,…
Multiple injuries sustained in aircraft accident; controlled flight into terrain
Fairchild Metro 23 aircraft VH-TFU crashed on 7 May 2005 near Lockhart River, far north Queensland, killing all 15 occupants (2 crew, 13 passengers). The aircraft was conducting an RNAV (GNSS) instrument approach when it…
36y · Male·massive multiple traumatic injuries, including transection of the trunk of the b…
Christian Paul Beattie, an experienced Cathay Pacific pilot, died when his privately owned Hawk T18 aircraft disintegrated in mid-air near Inglewood, Queensland on 13 September 2005. Investigation concluded the aircraft …
Multiple injuries sustained in an aircraft accident
On 26 September 2002, a Piper Cherokee Six aircraft crashed near Hamilton Island, Queensland shortly after takeoff, killing all six occupants. The engine malfunctioned immediately after takeoff, likely due to fuel tank s…
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