Cameron Balloons A210, ZK-XXF, collision with power line and in-flight fire, Carterton, 7 January 2012 : The Transport Accident Investigation Commission says its continuing inquiry into January’s hot air balloon tragedy near Carterton in which 11 people died is complex and potentially far reaching, and it would be wrong to draw premature conclusions based on the facts contained in an interim report released today. read more ...

Walter Fletcher FU24, ZK-EUF, loss of control on take-off and impact with terrain, Fox Glacier aerodrome, South Westland, 4 September 2010. read more ...

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has issued an urgent safety recommendation emerging from its continuing inquiry into the capsize and sinking of the fishing boat Easy Rider off Stewart Island on 15 March. Eight people died and one person survived the tragedy. “There appear to have been stability limitations with the Easy Rider which will be shared by other boats of the same design,” says the Commission’s Chief Investigator of Accidents Captain Tim Burfoot. “The boats can be operated safely within these limitations, but owners and skippers need to know of them first to do so.” read more ...

M.V. Anatoki, grounding, off Rangihaeata Head, Golden Bay, South Island, 6 May 2010 read more ...

Wrong line running irregularity, leading to a potential head-on collision, Papakura - Wiri, 14 January 2011 read more ...

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into yesterday’s (26 April 2012) failure at the National Train Control Centre in Wellington which led to a temporary shut-down of the Auckland suburban rail network. Failures affecting safety critical systems such as train signals and communications can be serious safety issues. The Commission will be seeking to establish the cause of the failure and to examine the design and performance of train control system protections and back-ups. Two investigators have started work on the inquiry. 

Boeing 737-800, ZK-PBF and Boeing 737-800, VH-VXU, airspace incident, near Queenstown Aerodrome, 20 June 2010 read more ...

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into this accident. A three-member investigation team consisting of a master mariner as Investigator-in-charge, a naval architect, and a liaison/logistics manager will arrive in Invercargill from mid-morning, Friday, 16 March. The Commission’s inquiry will seek to explain the accident with a view to identifying key lessons and making any recommendations that may help prevent a similar event in the future. Its inquiry will work alongside but independent from any investigations by other agencies, such as Maritime New Zealand or the Police.  

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has this morning released an interim report of its independent inquiry into the grounding of the containership Rena on Astrolabe Reef, in the Bay of Plenty, at 2.14am on 5 October 2011. read more ...

On Thursday morning (9.30am, 8 March 2012) the Transport Accident Investigation Commission will release on this website an interim report of its independent inquiry into the grounding of the containership Rena on Astrolabe Reef, in the Bay of Plenty, on 5 October 2011.  The report, of about 20 pages, will set out facts of the accident that have been able to be verified to date but will not contain analysis of why events happened as they did or say what could change to help prevent a recurrence.  These matters will be covered in the Commission’s final inquiry report.  The Commission’s inquiry is completely independent of Maritime New Zealand’s regulatory action, environmental enforcement action, or financial claims relating to the grounding. In order to encourage co-operation from accident participants the Commission’s reports, which are intended to help improve transport safety rather than to lay blame, may not be used in criminal or civil proceedings. 

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is recommending that safety at a number of intersections close to rail level crossings be addressed to ensure longer road vehicles of legal length can wait at them without the rear of the vehicle sitting across the tracks and risking collision with a train. read more ...

Apparent anomalies in the maintenance of the hot-air balloon involved in January’s fatal accident near Carterton have led the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) to recommend to the Director of Civil Aviation that he make an urgent check of hot air balloon maintainers’ practices and satisfy himself of the airworthiness of New Zealand’s 74 hot air balloons. read more ...