Preliminary findings of investigation have been released after the January crash that killed four people
“They did not recall the pilot of XKQ making a standard ‘taxiing’ call announcing their intention to depart,” the ATSB’s preliminary report into the crash said.
A fourth helicopter pilot could not recall hearing calls from either of the two aircraft before they crashed. “While video footage taken by passengers in both helicopters on mobile phones contained images of the other helicopter, this does not mean that the other helicopter was visible to either pilot,” Mitchell said.
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