Risk conditions not properly captured before Bell 412 firefighting helicopter’s uncommanded descent

Australian Transportation Safety Board officials announced their findings on a Bell 412EP helicopter crash on March 10, 2025, about 55 km north-east of Strahan, in western Tasmania, noting that the helicopter entered an uncommanded descent while filling its bucket from a river during firebombing operations at the Canning Peak fireground.

Risk conditions not properly captured before Bell 412 firefighting helicopter’s uncommanded descent

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