Event Brief
ATSB finds wrongly-positioned control in Shellharbour crash
Filed: Jul 03, 2026 at 12:04 AM ET
Summary: The ATSB says a wrongly-positioned aircraft control caused a fatal take-off crash at Shellharbour Airport.
WHO: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
WHAT: ATSB found the horizontal stabilator did not lower to the correct position after take-off due to a wrongly-positioned aircraft control.
WHEN: Jul 02, 2026 at 11:38 PM ET
WHERE: Shellharbour Airport, Illawarra, New South Wales
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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