The pilot of G-VSKP had no control over the trail rotor of his aircraft when it crashed at the King Power Stadium, Leicester on 27th October 2018 killing all onboard. The finding comes from the latest special bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) who found that the tail [read more]
A report into the fatal mid-air collision of two air aircraft last year has concluded that while they aircraft had limited opportunity to see each other, technology could have helped prevent the accident. On the 17th November 2017 a Cessna 152 (G-WACG) and Guimbrai Cabri Helicopter (G-JAMM) collided in mid-air [read more]
On the 6th November 1957 fifteen people were killed when a Bristol Britannia airliner crashed on the outskirts of Bristol. The Britannia -300 prototype G-ANCA was carrying a four flight crew and eleven technicians on a test flight when it crashed on approach to Filton aerodrome in woods near Overndale [read more]
The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) has confirmed that the wreckage of the Augusta Westland AW169 (G-VSKP) that crashed in Leicester last week has arrived at their headquarters in Farnborough. The crash killed Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others is being examined by the AAIB who have already downloaded [read more]
A helicopter belonging to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed outside of the stadium after taking off after today’s match. Leicester City has officially confirmed Mr Srivaddhanaprabha was on board at the time of the accident and died along with 4 other people including the pilots. Leicester City owner’s helicopter has [read more]
Two people are now known to have been killed in a light aircraft crash near Beverly, East Yorkshire. The crash happened last night around 19:30 after a local farm watch member reported a plane going down sparking a search involving Police, Coastguard and Fire and Rescue services. Humberside Police confirmed [read more]
Horse trainer Richard Hannon was lucky to escape injury when the aircraft he was flying in crashed on landing at Haydock race course. The chartered Piper Cherokee Six skidded out of control after landing on a wet grass air strip and collided with an empty helicopter. As well as Richard [read more]
A pilot of a light aircraft has suffered a head injury after being forced to ditch his aircraft into the sea in Whitesands Bay near St Davids, Wales. It is understood that the Piper PA-28 Cherokee G-BAJR hit waves as it ditched into the sea near the shoreline and witnesses [read more]
An airport worker has stolen a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 from Seattle Tacoma airport in an apparent suicide. The aircraft belonging to Alaska Airlines subsidiary Horizon Air was stolen by a mechanic who ATC communications identified as “Rich” before taking off from the airport without permission. The man then flew [read more]
Gwent police have confirmed that two men were killed when a light aircraft crashed near Raglan yesterday. Emergency services were called to the scene of the plane crash just after 11 am on Sunday and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed it was sending a team to the scene [read more]
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