▁near ▁Ar mid ale , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁killing ▁the ▁pilot . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁then ▁completely ▁re built ; ▁the ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Saf ety ▁Author ity ▁confirmed ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁rep a ired ▁according ▁to ▁industry ▁requirements . ▁ ▁Vict ims ▁The ▁Canadian - Austral ian ▁pilot ▁and ▁five ▁British ▁tour ists ▁– ▁Richard ▁C ous ins , ▁ 5 8 , ▁CE O ▁of ▁British ▁food service ▁company ▁Com pass ▁Group , ▁his ▁two ▁sons , ▁his ▁f ian c ée ▁and ▁her ▁daughter ▁– ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁crash . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁The ▁Australian ▁Transport ▁Saf ety ▁Bureau ▁( AT SB ) ▁opened ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁accident . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁w reck age ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁intermediate ▁report , ▁published ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁followed ▁a ▁differ ing ▁flight ▁path ▁from ▁the ▁usual , ▁and ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁clim b ▁to ▁the ▁necessary ▁alt itude ▁needed ▁to ▁fly ▁over ▁the ▁surrounding ▁terrain . ▁It ▁also ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁exam ination ▁of ▁aircraft ▁flight ▁control ▁surfaces ▁and ▁controls ▁seemed ▁in ▁sound ▁order ▁and ▁expected ▁positions , ▁and ▁as ▁well ▁that ▁the ▁engine ▁sound ed ▁normal ▁to ▁witness es ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁land ed ▁invert ed ▁and ▁all ▁six ▁on ▁board ▁suffered ▁fatal ▁inj uries . ▁The ▁investigation ▁will ▁continue ▁with ▁international