Faulty antenna played role in fatal Australian helicopter crash

Four people died and six were seriously injured when two helicopters collided on the Gold Coast in 2023.

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Four people died - including two British tourists - and several more were seriously injured when the two aircraft hit each other in January 2023, near Sea World on the Gold Coast.

An investigation by Australia's Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) found one of the pilots did not hear a vital radio call shortly before the accident, and that a series of changes by Sea World meant risk controls were over time eroded.

The accident rocked the Gold Coast, one of the nation's biggest tourist hotspots.

The two helicopters collided around 20 seconds after one had taken off and as the other was landing.