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Latest news: Air and Space Accident
Air safety watchdog warning after reality TV star trial
Helicopter operators have been warned by the air safety watchdog it has zero tolerance for rule breakers following a high-profile trial of a reality TV star.
Nov 12, 2025
'Terrifying': runway change leads to two near misses
Two international airliners flew so close to an active work site at a major city airport that jet blast affected the area, causing a vehicle to shake violently.
Nov 11, 2025
Engine fell off cargo plane before crash that killed 12
Fire erupted around a US cargo plane's wing and one of its engines fell off as the jet rolled down the runway before it crashed and exploded, killing 12 people.
Nov 06, 2025
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At least seven dead, 11 hurt as US cargo plane crashes
At least seven people are dead and 11 are injured after a large cargo plane crashed in the US, erupting into a massive fireball shortly after take-off.
Nov 05, 2025
Three killed as light plane crashes just after take-off
Three people have been killed in a light plane crash shortly after take-off, in what first responders have described as a "gruesome" scene.
Oct 11, 2025
Helicopter training flight ends in fatality and injury
One man is dead and another has serious injuries after a helicopter training flight ended in tragedy outside a suburban airport.
Oct 03, 2025
Body recovered after plane crash in national park
A body has been recovered from wreckage following a plane crash in a wilderness area.
Sep 19, 2025
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TV star Matt Wright's chopper crash saga not over yet
Reality TV star Matt Wright faces further legal hurdles after he was found guilty of trying to pervert the course of justice over a fatal helicopter crash.
Aug 29, 2025
'No winners': reality TV star guilty of crash cover-up
Reality TV star Matt Wright says there are "no winners" after he was found guilty of trying to cover up evidence following a chopper crash that killed his mate.
Aug 29, 2025
Collusion allegations aired in reality TV star's trial
Reality TV star Matt Wright visited an injured pilot in hospital out of concern for his welfare not to ask him to doctor flight records, a jury has heard.
Aug 28, 2025
'Terrifying': TV pilot 'tried to thwart' crash probe
Reality TV star Matt Wright tried to thwart investigations into a fatal chopper crash to avoid the "terrifying" prospect of serious charges, a jury has heard.
Aug 27, 2025
Jurors told to park emotions in Outback Wrangler trial
Reality TV star Matt Wright wanted to cover up that a crashed helicopter was well over its flying-hour limit for a major overhaul, a jury has heard.
Aug 26, 2025
Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings
Covert phone taps of reality TV star Matt Wright have recorded him slamming crash investigators and a pilot following a fatal chopper crash.
Aug 22, 2025
Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright
A crashed helicopter's maintenance release was never provided to investigators by reality TV star Matt Wright who allegedly wanted it torched, a jury has heard.
Aug 21, 2025
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Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star
A witness has been accused of wanting to protect reality TV star Matt Wright "at any cost" during a trial over a fatal chopper crash.
Aug 20, 2025
Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash
The family of a helicopter pilot badly injured in a crash have denied accusations they concocted claims against reality TV star Matt Wright to deflect blame.
Aug 19, 2025
Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash
A helicopter crash pilot's mobile phone was wanted by reality TV star Matt Wright, who asked an associate to collect it at a hospital, a jury has heard.
Aug 18, 2025
Light plane crash lands on suburban golf course
No major injuries have been reported after a light plane with a pilot and a trainee on board crash landed on a golf course.
Aug 17, 2025
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Trial lays bare cowboy chopper ops in croc country
Crocodile eggs, choppers, cover-up claims and cocaine use have been canvassed in evidence during the opening weeks of Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright's trial.
Aug 15, 2025
Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub
After learning his pilots had called off an egg-collecting mission to go to the pub, Matt Wright sent angry texts, before apologising the next day.
Aug 15, 2025
Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up
A former pilot, now a paraplegic after a crash, has vigorously denied failing to fuel up one of reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters.
Aug 14, 2025
Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators
Reality TV star Matt Wright asked a seriously injured pilot to manipulate helicopter flying hours after a fatal crash, a court has been told.
Aug 13, 2025
Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told
Despite breaching aviation rules, TV reality star Matt Wright was looked up to by young pilots who readily obeyed his orders, a court has been told.
Aug 12, 2025
Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told
A jury has heard flight-time meters were regularly disconnected and paperwork falsified for reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters before a fatal crash.
Aug 11, 2025
'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial
A bush pilot has described the scene after being first to arrive at a fatal helicopter crash at the trial of an Outback Wrangler reality TV star.
Aug 08, 2025
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