Pilot in crash which killed Britons did not hear radio

A chopper aviator whitethorn not person heard a vigor telephone from different chopper soon earlier a deadly mid-air collision successful Australia, a study has suggested.

The interim mishap study besides said the pilots whitethorn not person been capable to spot each other.

A British mates were among 4 radical killed erstwhile the 2 helicopters collided disconnected the Gold Coast successful January.

One chopper crashed, portion the different managed to onshore with dense damage.

The helicopters were being utilized for abbreviated sightseeing trips by Sea World Helicopters. One was coming successful to land, portion the different had conscionable taken off.

"The study details the calls made by the aviator of the returning chopper and arsenic they tracked south… that they saw passengers boarding the 2nd chopper arsenic it was preparing to depart," Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell said.

"The aviator of the returning chopper recalled that the appraisal was that the departing chopper would walk down them and that they did not callback the aviator making a modular taxiing call, thereby announcing their intentions to depart."

Mr Mitchell said this did not mean a taxiing telephone was not made, and that the ATSB would transportation retired a elaborate investigation of vigor enactment astatine the clip of the crash.

Footage aboriginal emerged of 1 rider trying to pass the aviator that different chopper was approaching.

But the ATSB said this did not mean that the different chopper was disposable to either pilot.

British victims, Ron and Diane Hughes from Cheshire, were holidaying successful Queensland astatine the time, constabulary said.

An Australian woman, Vanessa Tadros, 36, besides died successful the crash, and her 10-year-old lad was among the survivors but earnestly injured.

The 4th fatality was Ashley Jenkinson, 40, an experienced aviator who lived successful the area, but was reportedly primitively from England.