Aircraft type safety record

GA8 — accident and safety record

Every recorded GA8 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1996–2026).

OCCURRENCES31
FATAL5
HULL LOSSES6

GA8 safety overview

Most affected: AU (23), SE (1), GB (1), CR (1), BW (1)

Top operators: Arnhem Land Community Airlines (3), Air Fraser Island (2), YL Helicopteres SARL (1), Wave Air (1), Virgin Australia (1)

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All recorded GA8 occurrences

  • 2026-03-08 — Wave Air — VH-WSU (incident)
  • 2024-11-02 — VH-IDM (incident)
  • 2023-06-29 — Major Blue Air — A2-MBE (2 fatal)
  • 2023-04-06 — Shine Aviation — VH-TBU (incident)
  • 2023-04-06 (incident)
  • 2021-12-26 — GERALDTON AIR CHARTER PTY LTD — VH-WSB (incident)
  • 2020-01-02 — Air Fraser Island — VH-BNX (incident)
  • 2019-11-29 — Arnhem Land Community Airlines — VH-MTX (incident)
  • 2019-08-24 — Air Fraser Island — VH-BFS (incident)
  • 2019-07-14 — Skydive Umeå — SE-MES (9 fatal)
  • 2019-07-14 (9 fatal)
  • 2019-05-02 — Global Air Concepts Llc (incident)
  • 2018-05-14 — Shoal Air — VH-BFL (incident)
  • 2017-08-02 — Arnhem Land Community Airlines — VH-MQI (incident)
  • 2017-04-22 — VH-AJZ (hull loss)
  • 2017-03-23 — VH-AZH (incident)
  • 2016-08-09 — VH-BFL (incident)
  • 2016-05-31 — Virgin Australia — VH-XGA (incident)
  • 2014-01-06 — YL Helicopteres SARL (hull loss)
  • 2012-07-06 — VH-FCK (incident)
  • 2012-04-28 — VH-WOV (incident)
  • 2011-09-29 — VH-AJZ (incident)
  • 2010-11-28 — The Boogie Club — G-CDYA (incident)
  • 2010-10-15 — Flinders Island Aviation Services — VH-DQP (incident)
  • 2010-07-06 — Air Freight Solutions — VH-YBH (hull loss)
  • 2010-03-21 — VH-AJZ (incident)
  • 2008-10-16 — Arnhem Land Community Airlines — VH-WRT (1 fatal)
  • 2008-09-09 — Kakadu Air — VH-KNE (hull loss)
  • 2008-02-26 — VH-KUZ (incident)
  • 2006-11-02 — Paradise Air - Costa Rica — TI-BAH (1 fatal)
  • 1996-02-07 — GippsAero (Gippsland Aeronautics) — VH-PTR (hull loss)

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