Boeing 737 air tanker crash: report reveals sequence of events

A preliminary report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has outlined the events leading up to the crash of a Boeing 737 air tanker in Western Australia’s Fitzgerald River National Park earlier this year. The modified Coulson Aviation-operated 737-300, N619SW (c/n 28035), was on an aerial firefighting mission when it crashed into a ridgeline on February 6, 2023. The report details that the air tanker, with two pilots on board, had departed from Busselton Airport to assist fire control