The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has temporarily suspended the operations of GippsAero GA8 aircraft.
This follows a fatal GA8 aircraft accident on 14 July 2019 in Sweden during a skydiving flight. The accident happened near Umea in northern Sweden. None of the nine people on board the aircraft survived the accident.
The GA8 is manufactured in Australia by GippsAero, which is based in the Latrobe Valley.
CASA has temporarily suspended GA8 operations as a precautionary step pending the outcome of further investigation by Swedish and European authorities.
The temporary suspension will be for up to 15 days from midnight 20 July to midnight
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