The Outback Wrangler star tragically lost his close friend and colleague Chris “Willow” Wilson in the February 2022 crash, which also resulted in pilot Sebastian Robinson becoming a paraplegic.

This tragic incident took place during a crocodile-egg collection mission in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, with Wilson secured by a line beneath the helicopter to access remote swampland nests.

The prosecution did not allege Wright caused the chopper crash, the death of Wilson or Robinson’s injuries.

During the trial, the defence targeted Robinson as a cocaine-dealing “party animal” who was to blame for the crash.

Wright has been granted bail ahead of a sentencing hearing on December 12.

Following his guilty verdicts, Wright told reporters outside court that there were “no winners” from the trial.

“This ordeal has been tremendously challenging for everyone involved, and it’s been consistently perplexing why the investigation’s focus has been exclusively on me instead of the crash’s cause,” Wright stated previously.

Prosecutors have indicated they will be seeking a term of imprisonment for Wright.

The maximum penalty for attempting to pervert the course of justice is 15 years’ in jail.

Additionally, the NT Court of Appeal is set to consider legal arguments on October 7 regarding a legal query from a “no case submission” presented by Wright’s defense during the trial.

Defense counsel David Edwardson KC, advocating in front of the judge but not the jury, asserted that the charges against his client were merely generic or a last resort offense and argued that they should not have been filed.

Acting Justice Alan Blow ruled for the prosecution, concluding there was a case to answer on all three counts.

Wilson’s widow Dani is pursuing a civil case against Wright and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority over the crash that killed her husband.

NT Police have also indicated they will be seeking court costs from Wright.