Air Safety news and insight from around the United Kingdom
An inquiry has found that fatigue and reduced situational awareness contributed to the crash of a Red Arrows BAe Hawk at RAF Valley last year in which an engineer was killed. The Special Inquiry Panel found that Flight Lieutenant David Stark, who survived the accident, had a daily routine that [read more]
A 54 year-old man from Llantwit Major has been sent to prison for 32 months after he put the lives of the passengers and crew of a Tui 737 in danger by shining a ‘laser pen’ at it. Micheal Bisgrove of Berry Court, Boverton shone the laser at the Tui [read more]
Two aircraft were seconds from a mid-air collision at Sibson Aerodrome earlier this year according to a report from the UK Airprox Board. The report says that the two aircraft, both Cessna 208’s, were separated by just 50ft vertically before the control tower intervened preventing the collision on 18th April [read more]
Coffee that was spilt onto the Audio Communications Panel (ACP) caused smoke and fumes to appear in the cockpit on-board a Thomas Cook A330 aircraft (G-TCCF) mid-Atlantic. The report by the Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) said that the flight on 6th February 2019 was forced to divert to Shannon [read more]
I had a lazy morning on September 11 2001, I was having a lay-in after a previous night at work and just watching the news in bed when suddenly, everything changed. A newsflash broke on BBC news that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York. [read more]
Two people have been confirmed dead at the scene of a light aircraft accident in Stonor, Henly-on-Thames. The aircraft is believed to have crashed into a field in Stonor just after 2 pm today and emergency services were called to the scene. Police, Fire and Ambulance services attended the crash [read more]
A special bulletin by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has said that the Cardiff City Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to potentially fatal levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in the final moments before his plane crashed just north of Guernsey. The toxicology results show that Sala had a carboxyhaemoglobin [read more]
The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) is sending a team to the site of a glider accident in Cumbria. The aircraft crashed yesterday (7th August) near Kirkland Cumbria and is understood to have suffered substantial damage. The pilot is believed to have been the sole occupant.
Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) has been closed after a BAC Strikemaster burst a tyre on landing. The Cold War jet has been displaying at the Sunderland Airshow and was landing after completing its sortie. Ther aircraft, Strikemaster 417, is operated by North Wales Military Aircraft Services Ltd. The aren’t believed to [read more]
The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) has said it is sending a team to the scene of an accident involving a Glider in Monmouthshire. It is understood that the Glider flipped over during take-off and the pilot, the sole occupant, received serious injuries but according to Gwent Police, these are [read more]
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