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Air accident monthly bulletin January 2026

The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 8 January 2026

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AAIB Bulletin 1-2026

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January Bulletin 1/2026

AAIB Field Investigations

A field investigation is an independent investigation in which AAIB investigators collect, record and analyse evidence. 

The process may include, attending the scene of the accident or serious incident; interviewing witnesses; reviewing documents, procedures and practices; examining aircraft wreckage or components; and analysing recorded data. 

The investigation, which can take a number of months to complete, will conclude with a published report.

Commercial Air Transport - Fixed wing

• Cozy Mk IV (G-BYLZ), loss of engine power on final approach, Gloucestershire Airport, 18 March 2025
• Spitfire MK 26B (G-ENAA), yawed and rolled left during takeoff causing it to strike the ground, Enstone Airfield, West Oxfordshire, 28 July 2024

AAIB Correspondence Investigations 

These are reports on accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field Investigation. 

They are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander in an Aircraft Accident Report Form (AARF) and in some cases additional information from other sources. 

The accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured. 

Commercial Air Transport

• Airbus A320-251N (G-UZEF), aircraft did not pressurise, south-western UK airspace, 20 April 2025
• Airbus A380-841 (G-XLEI), turbulence encounter over the Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland, 6 December 2024

General Aviation

• Ikarus C42 FB80 (G-CGNI), right wing not correctly installed, Yatesbury Airfield, Wiltshire, 9 May 2025
• Jodel D120 (G-AYGG), loss of control in-flight after reported engine failure, Belhus Woods Country Park, Essex, 7 September 2024

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• Cameron Z-275 (G-VBFT), balloon struck unseen power lines during landing, Earls Colne, Essex, 10 April 2025

Record-Only Investigations

This section provides details of accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field or full Correspondence Investigation.

They are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander at the time of reporting and in some cases additional information from other sources.

The accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured.

Record-only Correspondence investigations reviewed in October - November 2025.

Published 8 January 2026