Overview

• Preliminary findings confirm investigators found no control or airframe issues in the Pitts S1-11X before or during the triple-avalanche display.
• GoPro cockpit footage shows Collins began snap rolls at about 30 metres altitude, lower than in training, which prevented his recovery before impact.
• The aircraft carved a 95-metre ground scar and debris trail before coming to rest upright in an area prepared for pyrotechnics.
• Paramedics and firefighting crews faced a roughly ten-minute delay reaching Collins due to safety constraints in the pyrotechnics zone.
• Officials are reviewing the airshow’s emergency response plan and expect to release a final ATSB report later this year.