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Various electrical system faults due to water ingress, in flight between Royal London Hospital and RAF Northolt, Greater London, 25 July 2021.

On 28 June 1922 the first regulations were issued in the UK to formalise the investigation of aircraft accidents. One hundred years on many of the original principles remain today.

Engine partial power loss after takeoff followed by attempted turnback, Teesside International Airport, 25 September 2021.

Air accident monthly bulletin June 2022
Independent report
The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month.

Annual Safety Review 2021
News story
The AAIB Annual Safety Review 2021 has been published. It includes information on occurrences and the safety action taken or planned in response to AAIB investigations concluded in 2021.

Fatal accident near Goodwood Aerodrome, Sussex, 30 June 2021.

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