Investigations into Gold Coast helicopter crash will look into number of daily joy flights, aviation


The number of joy flights departing from Sea World Helicopters' helipad will be among the factors that transport safety investigators will examine, aviation experts say.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the fatal helicopter crash that killed four people and severely injured three more, to determine what caused the collision.

Sea World Helicopters pilot Ashley Jenkinson, New South Wales woman Vanessa Tadros and UK couple Diane and Ron Hughes were killed in the mid-air collision on Monday afternoon.

Three passengers remain in hospital: Geelong woman Winnie De Silva, 33, and her son, Leon, 9, were critically injured, along with Ms Tadros's son Nicholas, 10.

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