Fiji's human rights body is claiming Australian military helicopters endangered aviation safety by flying unannounced into Fiji's airspace on the eve of the 2006 coup.

Fijilive reports, in a statement Fiji Human Rights Commission Chair Shaista Shameem, called for an independent inquiry into the matter by the Civil Aviation Authority and the interim government.

She says the inquiry should be done in accordance with the recommendations of a commission report released in March, in which it is alleged Australia intervened in Fiji's political impasse.

Dr Shameem says an Australian internal inquiry confirmed that the warships HMAS Kanimbla, Success, and Newcastle were engaged in an operation south west of Viti Levu.

It also confirmed that four of the Kanimbla's Blackhawk helicopters, one of which crashed killing two flight crew, were conducting training assaults on static targets.

Dr Shameem says the Australian Inquiry Report had also, unexpectedly, disclosed the information that Fiji's Air Navigation laws had been breached by the warships' helicopters.