Brent Acton's fatal helicopter crash attributed to missing self-locking nut

Samantha Campbell
Updated July 27 2020 - 5:29pm, first published July 24 2020 - 2:00pm
The wreckage site north west of Cloncurry. Photo: ATSB.
The wreckage site north west of Cloncurry. Photo: ATSB.

The investigation into a helicopter crash that took the life of Brent Acton in 2017 has closed, with the cause of the accident reported as a missing self-locking nut.

Samantha Campbell

Samantha Campbell (nee Walton) has worked for regional and rural publications across New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. She is currently writing for the North Queensland Register based in North West Queensland. Email: samantha.campbell@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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