Selected Australian accidents/incidents: 2 January to 30 March 2025

97

4 January

  • Aircraft: TL Ultralight TL-2000 Sting S4
  • Location: Sea near Nambucca Heads, NSW
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Light sport aircraft crashed into sea en route under unknown circumstances.

7 January

  • Aircraft: Cessna 208 Caravan 675
  • Location: Sea near Rottnest Island, WA
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Description: Seaplane rolled left and crashed on take-off, floating nose down in perpendicular position. Pilot and 2 passengers killed. Four others escaped through right rear door and left rear window.

11 January

  • Aircraft: Cessna 510 Citation Mustang
  • Location: Bankstown Airport, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Ambulance flight aquaplaned on wet runway leading to runway excursion.

12 January

  • Aircraft: Drifter 582
  • Location: Fogg Dam, NT
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description: Ultralight three-axis aircraft crashed into dam waters, killing pilot and injuring passenger.

15 January

  • Aircraft: IAI 1124A Westwind
  • Location: Wagga Wagga Airport, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Parked aircraft blown into drainage ditch during thunderstorm. Wind gust of 106 km/h recorded nearby at time of incident.

17 January

  • Aircraft: Cub Crafters CC11 Carbon Cub
  • Location: Near Mulgrave, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Engine stopped during cruise and pilot made forced landing in a paddock. Aircraft substantially damaged.

24 January

  • Aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta
  • Location: Brunette Downs, NT
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Pilot landed to re-hydrate during mustering and lost control of helicopter while idling on ground. Cyclic friction lock not engaged.

2 February

  • Aircraft: Fly Synthesis Storch
  • Location: 15 km south of Bunbury Airport, WA
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Wind gust blew aircraft off runway during landing, inverting it.

13 February

  • Aircraft: Boeing 777-300 ER
  • Location: Over Uwins Island, WA
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: British Airways Sydney-Singapore flight encountered turbulence at FL340, seriously injuring a passenger.

18 February

  • Aircraft: Cessna 182T Turbo Skylane
  • Location: Maitland Airport, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Aircraft bounced and made hard landing, causing substantial damage.

22 February

  • Aircraft: Jabiru J230-D
  • Location: Near Rosedale, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Engine stopped, pilot made forced landing in paddock. Left landing gear broke off and pilot suffered head injury.

23 February

  • Aircraft: de Havilland Canada DHC-2T Turbo Beaver
  • Location: Deniliquin Airport, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Pilot lost control of aircraft landing in crosswind gust. Right main gear detached.

26 February

  • Aircraft: Robinson R22
  • Location: About 30 km north of Southport, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Helicopter on low-level training flight struck ground after encountering wind gust. Two on board injured.

10 March

  • Aircraft: Boeing 777-300 ER
  • Location: North of Sydney, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Captain of Qantas Brisbane-Sydney flight reported chest pains. First officer, who was pilot flying, declared pan-pan and completed flight.

11 March

  • Aircraft: Bell 412 EP
  • Location: 6.6 km south of Devonport Airport, Tas
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Temporary roadworks sign near landing site blown 15 m when helicopter landed. Sign had not been detected by ground staff during landing site inspection.

13 March

  • Aircraft: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315Q
  • Location: Mount Magnet Airport, WA
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Fly-in fly-out flight landed hard causing minor damage.

14 March

  • Aircraft: Vazhka High Wing Tandem
  • Location: Wedderburn Aerodrome, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Light sport aircraft clipped roof of hangar during landing approach. Pilot rescued from roof and airlifted to hospital.

19 March

  • Aircraft: DJI
  • Location: Near Mount Delaney, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Propeller failure on survey drone led to crash. Aircraft destroyed.

21 March

  • Aircraft: Cessna 150
  • Location: Ogilvie, WA
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description: Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in agricultural district, inland of Geraldton, killing the pilot.

28 March

  • Aircraft: Wolf Pitts S-1-11X
  • Location: Avalon Airport, Vic
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Aircraft struck ground during aerobatic display, seriously injuring pilot.

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