Aviation accidents in Australia

The NTSB database holds 469 accidents and incidents in Australia, recorded between 1969 to 2026. 194 of them were fatal (41%), and 358 people died.

The deadliest year was 2017, with 27 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Robinson R22 and Robinson R44.

247 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

469

Records

194

Fatal

358

Deaths

41%

Share fatal

1969 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 222 of 469 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 1

1970s 2

1980s 2

1990s 4

2000s 107

2010s 152

2020s 201

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 737 48 Robinson R22 32 Robinson R44 30 Cessna 172 16 Bell 206 14 Saab 340 11

Operators involved

Jetstar Airways 5 Virgin Australia 4 Qantas Airways Limited 4 Virgin Blue 3 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 3 Toll Aviation 3

All 469 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
18 Oct 2013	Ayres S2R VH-JAY	Wave Rock, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Oct 2013	Amateur Built KR-2 VH-CTE	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Sep 2013	Cessna 182-R VH-AUT	Hamilton Aerodrome, Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Jun 2013	Cirrus SR22 VH-CKS	Shepparton, Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Oct 2012	Cessna 172 VH-TKI	Ballarat, Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Oct 2012	Robinson R22 VH-LLF	Halls Creek, Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Jul 2012	Piper PA34 VH-LCK	Broome, Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Jun 2012	Cessna 182 VH-CWQ	Coonabarabran, Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 May 2012	Cessna 172 VH-WLF	Wentworth, Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Apr 2012	Cessna 150 VH-UWR	Bourke , Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Apr 2012	Ayres S2R VH-WDD	Moree, Australia, Australia	Alexander Aviation PTY LTD	Fatal	1
7 Dec 2011	Cessna 210 VH-WBZ	Roma, Australia, Australia	Chipford Pty Ltd	Fatal	1
3 Sep 2011	Robinson R44 VH-HCA	Plutonic Aero., Australia, Australia	Wieland Helicopter Company	Fatal	1
27 Jul 2011	Robinson R22 VH-YOL	Fitzroy Crossing, Australia, Australia	Jenyns Pastoral Pty Ltd.	Fatal	1
9 May 2011	Robinson R22 VH-DSD	Julia Creek, Australia, Australia	Versatile Helicopter Services	Fatal	1
5 Feb 2011	Cessna 310R VH-XGX	Bathurst Island, Australia, Australia	Private Individual	Fatal	1
9 Nov 2010	Robinson R22 VH-TCG	Rolleston, Australia, Australia	-	Fatal	1
14 Sep 2010	Cessna 188 VH-KZF	Geraldton Aerodrome, Australia, Australia	Prestige Helicopters PTY LTD	Fatal	1
21 Jun 2010	Cessna 172N VH-UFN	Broken Hill, Australia	-	Fatal	1
20 May 2010	Bell 206 VH-OSU	Traralgon, Australia, Australia	-	Fatal	1
9 Dec 2009	Bell 206 VH-MJO	Dorrigo, Australia, Australia	Commercial Helicopters Pty Ltd	Fatal	1
17 Nov 2009	Cessna A188 VH-ZRR	Kojonup, Australia, Australia no coordinates	South West Aerial Services Pty Ltd	Fatal	1
3 Oct 2009	Air Tractor AT-502 VH-ODP	Narrogin, Australia, Australia	Agricair Pty Limited	Fatal	1
25 Jun 2009	Robinson R22 VH-HOX	Paraburdoo, Australia	Danial Gilbert	Fatal	1
19 Nov 2008	McDonnell Douglas 369 VH-PLJ	Murray Bridge, Australia	-	Fatal	1
24 Sep 2008	Liberty XL-2 VH-CZX	Hoxton Park, Australia	-	Fatal	1
15 May 2008	Cessna 210L VH-IDM	Abingdon Downs, Australia	Edsal Pty Ltd	Fatal	1
29 Dec 2007	Robinson R-44	Westgate Bridge, Australia	Helicopter Flight Centre	Fatal	1
1 Jun 2006	Beechcraft A36 VH-JDJ	Bathurst Island, Australia	AIB Pty Ltd	Fatal	1
5 Apr 2006	Herde LANCAIR 360 VH-ZNZ	Bankstown, Australia	Christopher John Herde	Fatal	1
27 Mar 2006	Cessna A188B VH-ZIP	Narrandera, Australia no coordinates	Ron Younger	Fatal	1
22 Jan 2006	Brantly B-2B VH-FBE	Googlong, NSW, Australia no coordinates	Robert Corben Pty. Ltd	Fatal	1
6 Dec 2005	Cessna 150G VH-KPQ	Packsaddle, NSW, Australia	Murray McKinnon	Fatal	1
22 Oct 2005	Air Tractor AT-602 VH-NIT	Ballidu, Australia	Dunn's Aviation PTY LTD	Fatal	1
24 Apr 2005	Cessna A150L VH-UPS	Healesville, Australia	Royal Victorian Aero Club	Fatal	1
7 Mar 2005	Cessna 310R VH-FIN	Tamworth, Australia	Country Capital Flight Centre	Fatal	1
6 Jan 2005	Air Tractor AT802A VH-BQN	Wynella Station, Australia	Aussie Aerial Services	Fatal	1
15 Aug 2004	Mooney M20K VH-DXZ	Queensland, Australia no coordinates	Performance Training Pty Ltd.	Fatal	1
30 May 2004	Robinson R22 MARINER VH-MIB	Queensland, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Feb 2004	Aero Commander 500 VH-LST	Hobart Tasmania, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Aug 2003	Cessna 404 VH-ANV	Jandakot, Australia	Fugro Spatial Solutions PTY LTD	Fatal	1
10 Dec 2001	Beechcraft 200C VH-FMN	Mount Gambier, Australia no coordinates	Royal Doctor Flying Service	Fatal	1
29 Apr 2001	Cessna C-208 CARAVAN VH-MMV	Nagambie, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Apr 1998	Cessna 210 VHIOR	Eucembune, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Jun 2026	Embraer ERJ190 VH-XFM	Connellan, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
11 May 2026	Beechcraft 35 VH-NEW	Griffith, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
1 May 2026	Piper PA32R VH-LPW	Victoria, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
28 Apr 2026	Robinson R44 VH-RTB	Tindal, Australia	-	No injuries	-
1 Apr 2026	Piper PA28 VH-IBX	Bankstown, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
31 Mar 2026	Robinson R44 VH-HYR	Yorke Island, Australia	-	Serious injuries	-