Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
The pilots of an EC-130 air tanker likely were unaware of other crews’ decisions to stop operations at a nearby fire site because of high winds, the ATSB says.
A Lockheed EC-130Q1 air tanker had entered a climbing left turn after dropping retardant on a wildfire in Australia’s Snowy Mountains when it rolled left and plunged to the ground, killing all three crewmembers.
Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Ops, In-depth Feature, Maintenance Matters
Pilots of the Jetstream knew before the fatal crash that the left main landing gear…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
Investigators found no certain clues as to why 12 T-bolts in an S-92’s engine fractured…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Medicine, News
Doctors were called to the A320’s flight deck just after departure, Indonesian investigators say.
