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Air Accidents Investigation Branch: current field investigations
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Current field investigations
This lists the current field investigations being undertaken by the AAIB which include both accidents and serious incidents. It does not include those that are being investigated by correspondence or AAIB involvement in overseas investigations. An investigation will be removed from the list shortly after it has been published.
| Date | Reg | Type | Accident / Incident type | Status |
| 13 Jul 2017 | G-FMKA | DIAMOND HK 36 TC | Fatal accident near Brimslade Farm, Wiltshire | Under Investigation |
| 20 Jun 2017 | G-CEPN | KOLB FIREFLY | Fatal accident near Luffenhall, Hertfordshire | Under Investigation |
| 18 Jun 2017 | G-BXON | AUSTER AOP.9 | Fatal accident at Spanhoe Airfield, Northamptonshire | Under Investigation |
| 05 Jun 2017 | G-LGNB | SAAB-SCANIA SF340B | Stall warning in icing conditions during climb out from Edinburgh Airport | Under Investigation |
| 28 May 2017 | G-NDOL | EUROPA | Fatal Accident near Coal Aston Airfield, Derbyshire | Under Investigation |
| 25 May 2017 | G-CEOF | PIPER PA-28R-201 | Fatal Accident approx 2 miles North of Skipness, Kintyre | Under Investigation |
| 14 May 2017 | G-JINX | SILENCE TWISTER | Emergency landing at RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire | Under Investigation |
| 05 May 2017 | G-MATH | AS350B3 | Accident at Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire | Under Investigation |
| 29 Apr 2017 | G-ZBKF | BOEING 787-9 | Gradual decompression en route London Heathrow to Delhi, India - aircraft returned to London Heathrow | Under Investigation |
| 08 Apr 2017 | G-CKLR | SZD-55-1 | Fatal accident at Currock Hill Airfield, Northumbria | Under Investigation |
| 30 Mar 2017 | LX-VCF | BOEING 747-8 | Leakage from cargo in flight to Prestwick, Scotland | Under Investigation |
| 29 Mar 2017 | G-OHCP | AS355F1 | Fatal accident at summit of Rhinog Fawr, Snowdonia | Under Investigation |
| 19 Mar 2017 | G-POWD | BOEING 767-36N | Slow decompression en route London Stansted to Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, Poland - aircraft diverted to Amsterdam | Under Investigation |
| 23 Feb 2017 | OK-LAZ | LET L-410 UVP-E | Unstable approach and landing at Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. | Under Investigation |
| 11 Feb 2017 | N603AB | CESSNA 402C | Runway excursion on landing at Gorda Airport, British Virgin Islands | Under Investigation |
| 03 Feb 2017 | TF-BBB | BOEING 737-46J(SF) | Smoke in aircraft during pushback at East Midlands Airport | Under Investigation |
| 15 Jan 2017 | G-ATMT | PIPER PA-30 | Fatal accident at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire | Consultation stage |
| 14 Jan 2017 | EI-EBW | BOEING 737-8AS | Turbulence during descent into Manchester Airport | Under Investigation |
| 28 Dec 2016 | G-WNSR* | SIKORSKY S92 | Loss of yaw control on landing at West Franklin Platform, North Sea | Under Investigation |
| 21 Dec 2016 | G-COBO | ATR 72-212 A | Control issues in icing conditions during climb from Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands | Under investigation |
| 14 Dec 2016 | G-PRPC | DHC-8-402 | Engine cowl loss at Manchester Airport | Consultation stage |
| 04 Dec 2016 | G-CLJK/G-CSFC | SZD-51-1 Glider / CESSNA 150L | Fatal accident after mid-air collision near Husbands Bosworth | Consultation stage |
| 04 Dec 2016 | G-CFNG | SCHLEICHER ASW 24 | Fatal accident at Dartmoor | Under Investigation |
| 28 Nov 2016 | G-EZWX | AIRBUS A320-214 | Smoke in cockpit en route from Edinburgh, Scotland | Consultation stage |
| 15 Nov 2016 | VP-CKM | BOMBARDIER GLOBAL EXPRESS BD700 | Low on approach to Hong Kong International Airport | Consultation stage |
| 17 Oct 2016 | G-BDZC | REIMS CESSNA F150M | Fatal accident at Bourn Airfield, Cambridgeshire | Consultation stage |
| 04 Oct 2016 | OE-IAG | BOEING 737-400 FREIGHTER | Right landing gear torque link failure on landing at Belfast Aldergrove Airport | Consultation stage |
| 02 Oct 2016 | G-MSTG | NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG | Fatal accident near Hardwick Airfield, Suffolk | Consultation stage |
| 18 Sep 2016 | G-GARB | EV-97 TEAM EUROSTAR | Fatal accident near Builth Wells, Wales | Under investigation |
| 15 Sep 2016 | G-LFIX | SPITFIRE IXT | Landing gear collapse on landing at Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire | Published AAIB Bulletin 7/2017 |
| 14 Aug 2016 | G-ARNZ | DRUINE D.31 TURBULENT | Aircraft ditched in the sea during airshow near Herne Bay, Kent | Scheduled for publication - AAIB Bulletin 8/2017 |
| 17 Jul 2016 | HA-PPC | SUD SA-313B ALOUETTE II | Fatal accident at Breighton Aerodrome, Yorkshire | Published AAIB Bulletin 7/2017 |
| 08 Jul 2016 | G-YAKB | YAK-52 | Fatal accident near Dinton, Wiltshire | Under investigation |
| 30 Jun 2016 | G-EZEW | AIRBUS A319-111 | Inadvertent flap retraction on departure from Bristol Airport | Consultation stage |
| 26 Jun 2016 | N276AY | AIRBUS A330-300 | Smoke and evacuation on stand at London Heathrow Airport | Under investigation |
| 30 May 2016 | G-MYES | RANS S6-ESD (MODIFIED) | Fatal accident near Shifnal Aerodrome, Shropshire | Published AAIB Bulletin 7/2017 |
*formal investigation
Current status
Under investigation – the investigation is underway and includes the drafting of the report prior to consultation.
Consultation stage - when an investigation is largely complete and a confidential draft report has been sent out for consultation under Regulation 12(1) and EU Regulation 996/2010 Article 16. The consultation process includes the time taken to consider representations and amend the draft report prior to publication.
Publication scheduled – the report has been approved for publication by the Chief Inspector of Air Accidents and is scheduled for publication.
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