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Find reports of AAIB investigations into air accidents and incidents
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigates civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the UK, its overseas territories and crown dependencies. AAIB works with the Department for Transport .
An investigation into an accident involving a light aircraft has begun
The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month
Electrical system failures during departure from London Heathrow Airport, 8 February 2024
This is a list of AAIB monthly bulletins. They are published on the 2nd Thursday of the month.
The recruitment process, eligibility and duties of inspectors at the Air Accidents Investigations Branch.
Spitfire MK 26B (G-ENAA), yawed and rolled left during takeoff causing it to strike the ground, Enstone Airfield, Oxfordshire, 28 July 2024
Turbulence encounter over the Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland, 6 December 2024
Loss of control in-flight after reported engine failure, Belhus Woods Country Park, Essex, 7 September 2024
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