Blackall Queensland wirestrike

[catseye]

THE pilot and sole occupant of a helicopter that crashed into power-lines at Blackall this afternoon is being transported to hospital by the Royal Flying Doctors Service.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesman confirmed paramedics have transported the man, approximately 34 years old, to Isisford where he will be met by RFDS paramedics.

The spokesman said the man is in a stable condition, but has sustained serious injuries.

It is unknown at this time which hospital the man will be taken to.

Further details about the crash are unknown at this time, but a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said the incident would undergo a Workplace Health and Safety investigation.

The Queensland Police Service, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and Queensland Ambulance Service and a cvil aviation body all attended the incident, which occurred about 3.10pm.

[mickjoebill]

Further details about the crash are unknown at this time, but a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said the incident would undergo a Workplace Health and Safety investigation.


If true, applaud this decision and hope that such investigations are conducted into all GA aircraft accidents that are engaged in commercial activity.
It is frustrating that Victorian and NSW workplace saftey regulators do not become involved in GA accidents. They blame budgets.
In some accidents there isn't even a coroners investigation.
Do we think Australian police and accident investigators reports drill into subtle commercial workplace pressures? My experience is they definitely do not!
We all know the first slice of Swiss cheese is often layed on the ground...

Mickjoebill

[500guy]

Do you really want a government agency that doesn't understand aviation investigating aviation accidents? That's why the ATSB investigates. In the US, if the NTSB investigates OSHA does not. It would be one thing for Safe work, or the safety regulatory agency to cite, based on a ATSB recommendation, but I really don't think you want separate parallel investigations, especially when one agency doesn't know what it is looking at.