Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Western Australia Boeing 737 crash
Coulson Boeing 737-300 Tanker 139 crashed in Fitzgerald River National Park while fighting fires. The reported cause involved retardant being released below the minimum altitude.
2020
New South Wales C-130 crash
A Coulson Lockheed C-130 crashed while conducting aerial firefighting during Australia’s Black Summer bushfires, killing three American firefighters. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau identified hazardous weather, low-level wind shear, an increased tailwind, and a stall during a low-altitude retardant drop as contributing factors.