Girl, pilot killed in charity flight tragedy
A charity flight transporting a sick girl back from hospital turned to tragedy last night when the plane crashed in bad weather in Victoria's west, killing the girl and the aircraft's pilot.
View ArticleResident says glider avoided hitting family home
Witness says 80 year-old glider did best to avoid crashing into family home.
View ArticleCASA to quiz ultralight crash witnesses
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will speak to more than 30 witnesses of last week's ultralight crash at Lake Hume.
View ArticleProbe finds downward air too strong for glider
A strong down draft was a contributing factor to a glider crash near Benalla on New Year's Day, an investigation has found.
View ArticleGliding crash to spark safety review
The Gliding Federation of Australia will review its rules and procedures in an effort to make the sport safer.
View ArticleCulcairn film maker dies in chopper crash
A Culcairn farmer, who was a well-known film maker, was killed in a helicopter crash on the New South Wales south coast on Saturday.
View ArticleStudent pilot lands safely after losing wheel
A student pilot has landed his plane safely at Mangalore Airport, north of Melbourne.
View ArticleHopes fade for missing paraglider as air and sea search resumes
A land and air search has resumed for a paraglider missing off the coast of south-western Victoria.
View ArticleBad light may have played role in fatal plane crash in north-eastern Victoria
Police believe bad light may have contributed to a fatal plane crash in north-eastern Victoria last night. A 51-year-old man from Boxwood, Victoria, died when his single-engine plane clipped trees and...
View ArticleTwo men killed after light plane crashes near Shepparton in northern Victoria
Two men died when their home-built plane crashed near Shepparton airport in northern Victoria on Friday afternoon. The Lancair Legacy aircraft crashed soon after take-off. It is the third fatal...
View ArticleMechanical fault unlikely to have caused Shepparton plane crash: ATSB
Early indications are that a mechanical fault is not believed to have caused a light plane crash that killed two men in Shepparton on Friday.
View ArticleATSB to probe history of plane involved in fatal Shepparton crash
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says the history of a plane that crashed at the Shepparton airport, in north-east Victoria, will be the subject of further investigation. John Pendergast,...
View ArticleATSB probe finds bad lighting partly to blame for fatal plane crash
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found poor lighting contributed to a fatal plane crash east of Shepparton last year.
View ArticleProbe continues into Burrumbuttock fatal plane crash
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigators will continue to investigate a fatal light plane crash north-east of Albury today.
View ArticleUltralight pilot survives crash landing at Yarrawonga
A man in his 60s suffered cuts and abrasions when the ultralight plane he was piloting crashed at Yarrawonga, in north-east Victoria, yesterday morning.
View ArticleHelicopter pilot's actions credited with avoiding crash near Falls Creek
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says the quick actions of a helicopter pilot helped avert a crash near Falls Creek earlier this year.
View Article'Strong wind' may have contributed to fatal Yarrawonga ultralight plane crash
Strong wind gusts may have played a part in a fatal plane crash at Yarrawonga, in north-east Victoria, at the weekend.
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