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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.
Transport Accident Investigation Commission - Latest News [Page 1]
New TAIC Inquiry: ATR Passenger Plane Wellington Airport
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:13 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Airport emergency services attended promptly and passengers and crew were evacuated on to the runway, with no serious injuries reported. More >>
New TAIC Inquiry: Manahau, Grounding, Westport
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:13 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Commission's purpose is to improve transport safety by avoiding repeat accidents, rather than by ascribing blame More >>
Aratere Grounding: TAIC Is Opening An Inquiry Into An Incident Involving An Interislander Ferry
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 12:57 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
It has been reported that the Aratere ferry ran aground in the late evening of 21 June 2024, soon after it departed Picton. More >>
TAIC Report On Log Train Derailment January 2023
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 7:19 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) calls out these systemic safety issues in a new report, out today [THURSDAY 20 JUNE 2024] about a train derailment in stormy weather near Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, in January 2023. More >>
TAIC Media Release - Wanaka Fatal Helicopter Crash
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 8:05 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Commission makes the call in its final report, published today, on the safety issues identified in its inquiry into the crash of a MD500D helicopter near Wānaka in October 2018. More >>
TAIC Statement - A320 Runway Excursion Christchurch
Friday, 31 May 2024, 4:07 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Chief Investigator of Accidents Naveen Kozhuppakalam says initial reports indicated that the aircraft experienced a steering issue upon landing, causing it to veer off the runway -- a runway excursion. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the terminal. ... More >>
TAIC Media Statement - Watchlist And Two New Final Reports
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:16 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Safety alerts for workers in the rail corridor, for owners and operators of trains and heavy vehicles at level crossings, and for recreational boaties are all new in the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) Watchlist 2024. New: Safety ... More >>
TAIC Statement LATAM Flight La800
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 2:16 pm | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The accident involving LATAM flight LA800 occurred in international airspace. Under the International Convention on Aviation, the Chilean accident investigation authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), is responsible for investigating ... More >>
Report On Derailment At Tamaki, Auckland
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 11:58 am | Transport Accident Investigation Commission
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is calling on KiwiRail to upgrade its risk management in the Auckland Metro rail system and to make simple changes to its crewing and training to reduce the risks of human error. TAIC today ... More >>
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 >>
