2023 Coulson Aviation Boeing 737 crash
The aftermath of the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 February 2023 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain after retardant drop |
| Site | Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia |
| Aircraft | |
| N619SW, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 2022 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-3H4 |
| Operator | Coulson Aviation (Australia) |
| Call sign | BMBR139 |
| Registration | N619SW |
| Flight origin | Busselton Margaret River Airport |
| Destination | Busselton Margaret River Airport |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
On 6 February 2023, a Boeing 737-300 owned by Coulson Aviation and used as an air tanker crashed in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia while fighting multiple fires. The two crew members aboard—both pilots—survived with minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. The aircraft was destroyed, and resulted in the first hull loss of a Boeing 737 in Australia.