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Marty Silk

Radio silence claim in Gold Coast helicopter tragedy

Preliminary report into Gold Coast tragedy released 10 News First – Disclaimer

A pilot “did not recall” his fellow pilot making a standard taxiing call to say he was taking off before their helicopters collided and crashed, killing four people and injuring nine others on the Gold Coast.

Air crash investigators say pilot Michael James told them he saw five passengers boarding the second helicopter at a helipad near Sea World as he was coming in to land his aircraft with six passengers at another helipad nearby on January 2.

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