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The plane, a Boeing 737 Fireliner National Large Air Tanker, crashed in the Fitzgerald River National Park about 4.15pm just after dropping a load of fire ...

We’re also grateful for the support being provided by our firefighting and aviation industry colleagues in Western Australia.” The trio were in the Snowy Mountains assisting with NSW firefighting efforts at the time. [Sign up here](/link/follow-20170101-p57ogt). [Cameron Myles](/by/cameron-myles-h0xol7)is a journalist and homepage editor for WAtoday.Connect via [Heather McNeill](/by/heather-mcneill-gljh92)is the deputy editor and chief reporter at WAtoday.Connect via “I understand the plane had done a split load, and that means they had dropped half the load, and they had come around again to do the other half [when the incident occurred].” “The logistics of flying a large aircraft close to the ground in those kinds of conditions is extremely challenging,” he said.

The Boeing 737 Airliner had been fighting fires in the area when the plane went down about 4.15pm (7.15pm A...

"Both pilots walked away from the accident, and have been medically assessed," they said in a statement on Monday night. "There were no other crew aboard the firebomber when it crashed," AMSA said in a statement issued on Monday evening. The Boeing 737 Airliner had been fighting fires in the area when the plane went down about 4.15pm (7.15pm AEDT), the Western Australian Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) confirmed on Monday evening.

The first pictures from Monday's water bomber plane crash in WA's south-east are beginning to emerge.

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Two people have managed to escape a Boeing 737 crash after the large air tanker crashed while battling two bushfires in Western Australia on Monday ...

The ATSB has assembled a team of investigators from its Perth and Canberra offices, who are experienced in aircraft operations, maintenance, human factors, and data recovery. “Both pilots walked away from the accident, and have been medically assessed. Let’s just hope they are all okay and best of luck to their family,” he told the “Initially, investigators will seek to interview the pilots and witnesses to understand the circumstances of the accident, and determine the accessibility of the accident site with the aim of conducting an on-site examination of the aircraft wreckage,” a statement from the ATSB read “The two pilots on-board were retrieved from the crash site by helicopter and airlifted to Ravensthorpe Health Service,” WA Police said in a statement. The crash occurred around 4:40pm, after the Boeing 737 Fireliner took off from the Busselton-Margaret River airport at around 3:25pm to respond to a fire in the area.

The two men managed to free themselves after a plane involved in firefighting efforts crashed in the Fitzgerald River National Park on Monday.

We’re also grateful for the support being provided by our firefighting and aviation industry colleagues in Western Australia.” The trio were in the Snowy Mountains assisting with NSW firefighting efforts at the time. [Sign up here](/link/follow-20170101-p57ogt). [Cameron Myles](/by/cameron-myles-h0xol7)is a journalist and homepage editor for WAtoday.Connect via [Heather McNeill](/by/heather-mcneill-gljh92)is the deputy editor and chief reporter at WAtoday.Connect via “I understand the plane had done a split load, and that means they had dropped half the load, and they had come around again to do the other half [when the incident occurred].” “The logistics of flying a large aircraft close to the ground in those kinds of conditions is extremely challenging,” he said.

Coulson Aviation — which owns and operates the aircraft which went down on Monday — has taken another WA-based C130 large air tanker offline while the ...

“We’re very grateful for that offer and that has been accepted. Maintenance records will also be scoured. Dawson said the government would take advice from the safety bureau but the aircraft was a vital part of the state’s firefighting arsenal. Investigators will assess the plane and check the flight recorder to understand what was happening in the cabin at the time of the crash. The pilots are expected to speak with the ATSB over the coming days as part of a “routine” crash investigation. The aircraft in Monday’s crash was a large Boeing 737 often seen fighting bushfires in Perth and the hills.

The company that owns the plane that crashed while fighting a fire in Western Australia's south has stood down its firebomber fleet for at least the next 24 ...

Investigators will also map the accident site with a drone,” Mitchell said. “As you can imagine we expect the site to present its challenges ... “At this stage there is nothing to suggest this accident has wider implications for the global Boeing 737 airliner fleet. “They were deeply shaken to have something like this happen while fighting for the community and are grateful they were able to walk away.” “The initial focus of the investigation is to interview both pilots and witnesses, plus to seek to recover and download the aircraft’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, once it is safe to do so,” Mitchell said. “We are very fortunate to be standing here and not to be mourning the death of some firefighters.”