Sea World helicopter crash report released

A new report into the Sea World helicopter crash has revealed the pilot who died had traces of cocaine in his system, but it was unlikely to have impaired his flying motor skills. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau report has been handed down on the 12-month anniversary of the collision between two joy flight choppers. AUST Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell said there is a “zero tolerance” to drug use when flying. Mr Mitchell told Sky News Australia that the discovery of cocaine in the pilot’s system has come as “very difficult reading” for people and families involved in the accident. “Particularly as we didn’t have evidence that it had a contributory element to this incident – but equally it’s something that we do, and we’ve released another report only a matter of months ago where there was a similar finding involved.”