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Gold Coast helicopter crash inquest continues
The inquest reviews safety and fatigue protocols after a 2023 helicopter collision that killed four people, including the chief pilot, with company executives to testify.
- On Monday, a coronial inquiry in Brisbane resumed, examining the January 2, 2023 mid-air collision that killed four people including chief pilot Ashley Jenkinson.
- Company safety procedures included a daily fatigue-management questionnaire requiring staff fitness confirmation and regular safety meetings, with Ashley Jenkinson, chief pilot, once standing himself down for not feeling well.
- Friends told the court that Ross Meadows saw Mr Jenkinson inhale a white substance about 9pm at a New Year's Eve party, while Mr Gill said he used cocaine four or five times a year and probably three or four lines throughout the night.
- Coroner Carol Lee refused the adjournment and said Sea World Helicopters had been on notice since April this year, with company executives to give evidence next week.
- The inquest continues to probe safety culture and examines the 2019 sale of joy flights by Village Roadshow Theme Parks to Sea World Helicopters in recent years.
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