"The regulation that covers accident investigation says 'The safety investigation authority shall make public the final report in the shortest possible time and if possible within 12 months of the date of the accident. If the final report cannot be made public within 12 months, the safety investigation authority shall release an interim statement at least at each anniversary of the accident, detailing the progress of the investigation and any safety issues raised'."
I am aware that the report on the crash of a Robinson R44 DQ-IHE on 6 Dec 2006 has been with the regulator in Fiji since mid 2009. This report concludes that the most probable cause of the crash was failure of the adhesive bonds in one of the blades, and breaks new ground in explaining the cause of a number of similar crashes. Yet that report has not been released.
What is going on? Isn't there some overarching authority who has responsibility for ensuring crash reports are managed in a timely manner?