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Air accident monthly bulletin May 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: 14 May 2026

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AAIB Bulletin 5-2026

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May Bulletin 5/2026

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.

General Aviation - Fixed wing

• Cessna FRA150L (G-PPFS), aircraft did not recover from a spin, Near Thorganby, North Yorkshire, 28 July 2024
• Taylor Monoplane (G-AYSH), inverted during landing at Nayland Airfield, Suffolk, 17 June 2025

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• Hoffmann H36 Dimona (G-CIMC), loss of control after takeoff, Darley Moor Airfield, Derbyshire, 8 April 2025

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

• Cagatay CGT-50, right wing separated from airframe in-flight, Radnor Range, Powys, 5 October 2023

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.

General Aviation

• Bellanca (American Champion) Decathlon 8KCAB (G-TALX), landing gear leg failure on touchdown due to corrosion induced fatigue cracking, Tatenhill Aerodrome, Staffordshire, 30 June 2025
• Ikarus C42 FB100 Bravo (G-MOOD), aircraft collided with trees during forced landing due to engine failure, Field next to Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, 3 July 2025
• Z-1RA Stummelflitzer (G-ZIRA), forced landing due to loss of engine power, White Waltham Airfield, 3 March 2026

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000T (G-CKLY), in-flight separation of a propeller coupling, Court Place Farm Nature Park, Oxfordshire, 26 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 February and March 2026.

Published 14 May 2026