{"id":1833,"date":"2024-01-11T14:35:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T04:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/?p=1367731"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:35:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T04:35:43","slug":"white-out-heavy-cloud-caused-fatal-2022-ec130-crash-says-atsb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=1833","title":{"rendered":"\u2018White-out\u2019: Heavy cloud caused fatal 2022 EC130 crash, says ATSB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/momentum-media-group-pty-ltd\/images\/w_1024,h_578,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto:best\/v1704946274\/Australian%20Aviation\/eurocopter_crash_view_br2bq6\/eurocopter_crash_view_br2bq6-1024x578.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image wp-image-1367732 wp-post-1367731\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\" data-public-id=\"Australian 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