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Partial electrical systems failure during approach, Belfast City Airport, 19 September 2022.

A Leonardo AW169 helicopter was climbing out of King Power Stadium, Leicester, when it departed from controlled flight and struck the ground in an open area adjacent to the stadium.

Air accident monthly bulletin September 2023
Independent report
The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month.

Anniversary Statement: Vans RV-7, G-RVDB.
News story
Anniversary Statement for the serious incident involving a Vans RV-7, G-RVDB, at Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man, on 29 August 2022.

Shortly after an aerotow takeoff, a Schleicher ASW 20 L (G-CFRW) struck the ground in a fatal accident near Pulborough, West Sussex on 24 September 2022.

On a go-around while on approach, a Jodel DR1050-M1 (G-BAEE) struck trees beyond the end of the runway near Jackrell’s Farm airstrip, Horsham, West Sussex on 6 October 2022.

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