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Air crash investigators could take 18 months or more to deliver their findings on a helicopter collision that killed four people on the Gold Coast.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau updated its website on Friday to state the anticipated date for completing its investigation was between July and September 2024.
'A final report will be released at the conclusion of the investigation. Should a critical safety issue be identified during the investigation, the ATSB will immediately notify relevant parties, so that appropriate safety action can be taken,' the website said.
Mother Vanessa Tadros, pilot Ash Jenkinson and British newlyweds Diane and Ron Hughes were killed when a chopper hit another and plunged to the ground on Monday.
Investigators could take up to 18 months to determine the cause of the helicopter collision that left four people dead and five others injured after two choppers collided
British couple Ron, 65, and Diane Hughes, 57 sadly died in Monday's helicopter crash
The Australian National Audit Office 2019 report into the bureau's investigative efficiency found that it took an average of 19 months to produce a report on 'complex' incidents.
ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell has previously said that transport safety investigators with experience in helicopter operations, maintenance and survivability engineering had been deployed to the crash site from the bureau's Brisbane and Canberra offices.
On Friday, the mother of a young boy who was critically injured in the crash thanked online cash donors
