Two pilots have died after two helicopters collided shortly after take-off in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
The cattle mustering choppers crashed near Mount Anderson Station at Camballin at about 6.20am local time on Thursday.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and found the pilots, aged 29 and 30, dead.
They were the only ones inside the Robinson helicopters, WA Police said.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been notified and will conduct an investigation into the incident.
The ATSB said it would send a team of investigators from Canberra and jasa pembuatan pt cv virtual office tangerang Brisbane to the site.
‘They will conduct a range of evidence-gathering activities including wreckage examination and site mapping, and will recover any relevant components for further examination at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra,’ ATSB chief commissioner Angus Mitchell said.
‘Investigators will also seek to interview witnesses and collect relevant recorded data, as well as pilot and aircraft maintenance records and weather information.’
Two pilots have died after two helicopters collided shortly after take-off near Mount Anderson Station (pictured) in Western Australia’s Kimberley region on Thursday morning
The crash site location near Mount Anderson Station at Camballin in WA is pictured
Mr Mitchell said an interim report would be released in about two months, with a final investigation due later.
‘However, should a critical safety issue be identified during the investigation, the ATSB will immediately notify relevant parties so safety action can be taken,’ he said.
WA Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
The Kimberley Agriculture and Pastoral Company runs the Indigenous-owned cattle station, which is about 120kilometres south of Derby.
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