4 CSIRO men killed in chopper crash named

FOUR CSIRO scientists killed in a helicopter crash south of Sydney have been named by police.

The Robinson R44 light helicopter clipped a tree about 12.10pm (AEDT) on Thursday while attempting to land on a grassy area next to the popular landmark, Panorama House, at Bulli Tops.

Restaurant staff rushed out with fire extinguishers as it burst into flames, but they were beaten back by the heat.

All four men died at the scene.

The victims, all from Sydney, were Anthony Farmer, 68, of North Epping, Donald Price, 67, of Lindfield, Gerald Haddad, 71, of Elanora Heights and John Dunlop, 66, of Davidson.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed the aircraft was fitted with older-styled fuel tanks known to pose a fire hazard.

"The ATSB has highlighted how all-aluminium fuel tanks have proven susceptible to post-accident fuel leaks, increasing the risk of a potentially fatal post-impact fire when colliding with the ground," it says on its website.

The manufacturer and the ATSB have previously recommended the fuel tanks on R44s be replaced with safer bladder-type tanks.

The manufacturer's figures showed 4000 R44s were built with the all-aluminium tanks but only 1700 retrofit kits had gone out so far, the ATSB said.

A service bulletin issued by the manufacturer in 2010 told operators the retro-fitting needed to be carried out "as soon as practical, but no later than 30 April 2013".

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