A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 operating a Ryanair service from Pisa to Glasgow Prestwick landed at Manchester Airport with just 363kg of fuel remaining after being caught in severe weather during Storm Amy, with three separate windshear encounters, multiple go-arounds and an initial refusal of its diversion request contributing to [read more]
A young pilot and his passenger were killed when a light aircraft crashed into a field in North Yorkshire after entering an unrecovered spin during an aerobatic flight, an official investigation has found. The aircraft, a two-seat Cessna FRA150L, departed Breighton Airfield at around 8:15am in fine weather. The 21-year-old [read more]
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), Britains air accident investigators, has appointed Robert Balls as the new Chief of Air Accidents. He takes over the role with immediate effect replacing Crispin Orr, who had been in the role for nine years. Rob joined the AAIB as an inspector specialising in [read more]
The United Kingdom has long been at the heart of global aviation, from the pioneering jet age to the rise of world-leading airlines. Yet, beneath the soaring achievements lies a series of tragedies that reshaped the course of aviation safety. These fatal air accidents not only changed engineering and procedures [read more]
A Robinson R44 helicopter crashed on the Isle of Wight earlier today, with police confirming three people died in the accident. The aircraft was conducting flying lessons before crashing into a field near Shanklin at around 09:20 BST, with witnesses describing seeing the helicopter spiralling out of control. A fourth [read more]
Flights have now restarted at Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) after having been suspended earlier after a landing incident involving a Beech B200 Super King Air which left it stranded on the runway. The aircraft, G-NIAA, was operating a flight from Birmingham to Belfast when it developed an issue with its landing [read more]
Four people have been confirmed to have died after a Beechcraft Super King Air crashed on take-off from the airport shortly before 16:00hrs local time. The victims are the two Dutch pilots of the aircraft along with two passengers who were on the flight including flight nurse Maria Fernanda Rojaz [read more]
The pilot of a Piper Super Cub PA18-150 (G-CUBX) had insufficient aerodynamic control due to lack of speed to counteract a left hand divergence after taking off from Croft Farm Airstrip (Defford Airfield) near Worcester leading to a fatal crash on the 27th August 2024. According to the report by [read more]
Two people have been seriously injured in a light aircraft crash at Barton Aerodrome near Manchester. The ancient occurred just after 5pm this evening and witnesses describe the aircrafts engine cutting out shortly after take-off before the wing hit the ground and the aircraft impacted the ground splitting in half. [read more]
According to the report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), inexperience was the major factor in a fatal crash of a Cirrus SR22 at Duxford last year. The report concluded that there was no fault with the aircraft at the time of the crash, which occurred during a flight [read more]
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