Erickson Aircrane accident Jericho, Victoria

[mickjoebill]

Originally Posted by John Eacott

News reports that the Crane fleet is grounded in Australia until Erickson/Kestrel satisfy the authorities as to the cause of the accident. Already speculation on news reports that the schnorkel may have snagged, but the images to date appear to show the schnorkel on H341 in the raised position.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-...WOPXZJgEETtseQ

https://www.9news.com.au/2019/01/28/...-dam-bushfires



And the inevitable Worksafe involvement is a sign of the times; as if they should have a further say in an aircraft accident

A file photo shows it also (May have) had a second flexible snorkel on the port side.

In regard to worksafe my view is they do have a roll to investigate and prosecute any failures in the adherence to labour laws. But they don’t.