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Transport Accident Investigation Commission
TAIC investigates air, marine and rail accidents and incidents to prevent recurrence.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is a standing Commission of Inquiry, an independent Crown entity established by the TAIC Act 1990. It determines the circumstances and causes of selected aviation, marine, and rail accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future.
TAIC may open an inquiry if it believes there may be significant implications for transport safety, or when it may be able to make recommendations to improve transport safety.
TAIC acts impartially and independently from Government, transport operators, and any investigations by other authorities into regulatory compliance, occupational health and safety, or criminal activity.
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TAIC Report - Lammerlaw Helicopter Accident - AO-2021-003
Friday, 17 November 2023, 12:07 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The fatal crash of an AS350 ‘Squirrel’ helicopter in the Lammerlaw Range northwest of Dunedin was very likely due to the pilot becoming disoriented in darkness and cloud, combined with being out of practice in instrument skills, says the Transport ... More >>
Independent Investigation Into Grounding Of Fishing Vessel Austro Carina
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 11:41 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has opened an inquiry into the grounding of the fishing vessel Austro Carina at Banks Peninsula. The reported circumstances were that at 9.38pm on 24 September the Austro Carina ran aground while ... More >>
Independent Investigation Into Rescue Helicopter Accident On Mt Pirongia
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 4:58 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has opened an inquiry into the accident involving a BK117 helicopter that impacted terrain on Mt Pirongia on the afternoon of 19 September 2023. TAIC investigators are travelling to the accident ... More >>
Independent Investigation Into Rescue Helicopter Accident On Mt Pirongia
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 4:32 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has opened an inquiry into the accident involving a BK117 helicopter that impacted terrain on Mt Pirongia on the afternoon of 19 September 2023. TAIC investigators are travelling to the accident ... More >>
TAIC Media Release - Enchanter
Friday, 11 August 2023, 2:01 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is calling on the Ministry of Transport and Maritime New Zealand to address urgent safety issues for the marine sector nationwide. The calls come in the Commission’s final report, published today, on a fatal accident ... More >>
TAIC Calls On Maritime NZ To Address An Urgent, Potentially Lethal, Safety Issue With Commercial Boat Fuel Systems
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 10:49 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is calling on Maritime New Zealand to address an urgent, potentially lethal, safety issue with commercial boat fuel systems. The urgent safety issue is that Maritime New Zealand’s survey system ... More >>
TAIC Calls For Regulation Of Recreational Boats And Their Skippers
Friday, 12 May 2023, 11:11 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Recreational boats and their skippers should be regulated, says the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), in its final report on the capsize of a recreational boat on the Manukau Bar on 16 October 2021, in which three of the four people on ... More >>
New TAIC Report: Rising Risks For Rail Infrastructure From Climate Change
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:20 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The cause of a December 2021 derailment of a freight train near Hunterville was floodwaters washing away the ballast that held the tracks in position, says the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC). The Commission today published its final ... More >>
TAIC calls on CAA to resolve safety issues with night vision imaging systems
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 6:01 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is calling on the Civil Aviation Authority to resolve safety issues with night vision imaging systems (NVIS) in helicopter air ambulances; and with training for helicopter NVIS non-pilot crew. TAIC makes ... More >>
TAIC Investigating Collision, Ferry And Recreational Boat, Bay Of Islands
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 6:06 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Naveen Kozhuppakalam, the Chief Investigator of Accidents, says the Commission is opening an inquiry into the accident reportedly involving the collision of a recreational boat with a passenger ferry about midway between Russell and Paihia. “We can’t ... More >>
TAIC REPORT - Fatal Helicopter Accident, Kaikoura Dec 2020
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 9:52 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Commission (TAIC) today published its Final Report on the accident in which a Eurocopter EC120-B lost control in flight and crashed into the beach at Kekerengu river mouth, North of Kaikoura, on 15 December 2020. On this fine day for flying, ... More >>
New TAIC Inquiry - Interislander Ferry Incident
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 2:31 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the loss of power experienced by the Interislander ferry at about 5pm on 28 January 2023. The Chief Investigator of Accidents, Naveen Kozhuppakalam, is appealing for ferry ... More >>
TAIC Reports On Mid-air Collision Near Masterton, June 2019
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 11:15 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has published its final report on a fatal mid-air collision near Hood Aerodrome, Masterton in June 2019. A Cessna light aeroplane and a Tecnam microlight, each with only a pilot on board, were approaching ... More >>
Kaikōura Capsize: Appeal For Witnesses
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 2:24 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is appealing for witnesses to the capsize of a boat near Kaikōura on Saturday 10 September. It’s been reported that five people died as a result of the incident and that six others survived. The ... More >>
New TAIC Inquiry Into Near-collision On Christchurch Level Crossing
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 6:00 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
12 August The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is appealing for witnesses to a near-collision between a freight train and a bus at Selwyn Street level crossing in Christchurch. It was reported that at about 2:30pm on 8 August 2022, a bus passed ... More >>
New TAIC Report On Cargo Ship Fire, Napier 2020
Friday, 5 August 2022, 12:09 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has published its final report on the response to a seven-day fire on board the cargo ship Kota Bahagia just before Christmas 2020. The Commission has reiterated two recommendations it made in 2018 ... More >>
Auckland Train Derailment - TAIC Investigating
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 2:40 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the train derailment in Auckland today [1 June 2022]. The inquiry will focus on the circumstances and causes of the accident with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future, ... More >>
Independent Inquiry Into Port Operations Accidents At Lyttelton And Auckland
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 4:26 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is inquiring into the fatal accidents at Lyttelton Port and Ports of Auckland. The Minister of Transport directed TAIC to inquire into the circumstances and causes of the two accidents and provide ... More >>
Commercial Hot Air Balloon Pilots Need To Buckle Up
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 9:50 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Commercial hot air balloon pilots should have to wear harnesses during safety-critical phases of flight, says the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) in a preliminary report issued today. Chief Investigator of Accidents Harald Hendel ... More >>
TAIC Investigating Robinson R22 Helicopter Accident At Karamea
Monday, 3 January 2022, 6:24 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is appealing locally for witnesses to the helicopter accident at Karamea on the South Island West Coast today, 02 January 2022. The Commission has opened an inquiry into the accident and placed ... More >>
