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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.

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Resident says glider avoided hitting family home

Witness says 80 year-old glider did best to avoid crashing into family home.

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CASA 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.

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Probe 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.

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Gliding crash to spark safety review

The Gliding Federation of Australia will review its rules and procedures in an effort to make the sport safer.

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Culcairn 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.

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Student pilot lands safely after losing wheel

A student pilot has landed his plane safely at Mangalore Airport, north of Melbourne.

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Hopes 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.

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Bad 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...

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Two 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...

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Mechanical 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.

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ATSB 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,...

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ATSB 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.

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Probe 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.

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Ultralight 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.

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Helicopter 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.

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'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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