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Transport Safety Investigations
13,057 reports
11,352 AAIB (air)
1,103 MAIB (marine)
602 RAIB (rail)
Air, marine, and rail accident investigation reports from the UK's independent statutory investigation bodies. Reports identify causal factors and make safety recommendations to operators, regulators, and government.
About these bodies
| Body | Remit | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| AAIB Air | Air Accidents Investigation Branch — independent civil aviation accident investigations | 11,352 |
| MAIB Marine | Marine Accident Investigation Branch — shipping and vessel accident investigations | 1,103 |
| RAIB Rail | Rail Accident Investigation Branch — railway accident and incident investigations | 602 |
Common topics (last 2 years)
Reports
13 Aug 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Skymagic X245, (UAS registration n/a)
Loss of positional accuracy during UAS swarm display, London Eye Pier, South Bank, 23 March 2026
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Feb 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to LAK-17B FES Mini, G-CLTX
Uncommanded airbrake deployment during winch launch, South Wales Gliding Club, Monmouthshire, 16 August 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Jan 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Airbus A320-251N, G-UZEF
Aircraft did not pressurise, south-western UK airspace, 20 April 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Jan 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Airbus A380-841, G-XLEI
Turbulence encounter over the Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland, 6 December 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
26 Jun 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-23-250, G-BKJW
Struck the ground in a steep descent while on approach to land, 1 nm south-west of Bagby Airfield, North Yorkshire, 6 July 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Sep 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Fan Jet Falcon Series D, G-FRAK
Fan Jet Falcon Series D (G-FRAK), temporary control restriction whilst in-flight over south-west England, 14 November 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
5 Sep 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Malloy Aeronautics T150 (UAS registration n/a)
Loss of control during flight mode changes, field in South Scarle, Lincoln, 27 June 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
25 Jan 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Pilatus PC-24, D-CMSL
Stiff elevators during cruise, 8 nm south-east of Liverpool Airport, 9 December 2022
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Jan 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Skyranger Swift 912(1), G-CJXF
Bird strike on takeoff leading to forced landing, 1nm south of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, 25 September 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Oct 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-31-350, G-FCSL
Right engine failure in the cruise at 2,000 ft agl, south of Salisbury, 28 March 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Sep 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to X'Air 582(7), G-BZEJ
Ran out of fuel on approach to Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, South Staffordshire, 29 May 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Jun 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Cessna Citation 560XL, EC-KPB
Nosewheel detached whilst taxiing, RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex, 1 June 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
1 Jun 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-32-300, G-KNOW
Engine stopped in flight, Steyning Valley, South Downs Way, East Sussex, 11 February 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 May 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Reims Cessna F406, G-RVLY
Loss of control in severe turbulence, 8 nm southwest of Isle of Man Airport, 23 November 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Feb 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-32-300, G-WINS
Aircraft ditched following loss of engine power, approximately 7 nm south-east of Jersey Airport, 3 November 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
29 Sep 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Leonardo AW189, G-MCGT
Unexpected pitch oscillations following selection of Transition Down AFCS SAR mode, near Heads of Ayr, South Ayrshire, 30 July 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Aug 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-436, G-POWS
Taxiway excursion, London Southend Airport, 18 June 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Aug 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Cessna 120, G-OVFM
Runway overrun, South Cave (Mount Airy) Airfield, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, 6 December 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Jun 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Letov LK-2M Sluka, G-MZBF
Partial loss of control due to disconnection of right aileron cable turnbuckle, 1nm South of Kernan Airfield, Tandragee, County Armagh, 6 March 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Apr 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Leonardo AW189, G-MCGU
Emergency landing following failure of heating duct, 3 nm south-east of Porthcawl, Wales, 4 March 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Mar 2021
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piaggio P 180 Avanti II, D-IPPY
Depressurisation, near Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 19 September 2020.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
23 Jan 2020
AAIB
AAIB investigation to EMB-145EP, G-SAJK and Cessna P210N, G-CDMH
Ran over a towbar on landing dropped by Cessna P210N, London Southend Airport, 7 August 2019.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Jan 2020
AAIB
AAIB investigation to DJI Matrice 210, (UAS, registration n/a) 20 April 2019
Loss of control during hover checks, Dearne Old Moor, South Yorkshire, 20 April 2019.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Nov 2019
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Colomban MC-30 Luciole, G-CIBJ
Electrical short resulting in fire, farm strip at Thankerton, South Lanarkshire, 10 April 2019.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Jul 2019
AAIB
AAIB investigation to DHC-8-402 Dash 8, G-JECN
Incorrect aircraft configuration during approach and crew distractions, Southampton Airport, 2 March 2019.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Feb 2019
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Pioneer 300 Pioneer, G-RABS
Hard landing, Strathaven Airfield, South Lanarkshire, 11 November 2018.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Nov 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to EV-97 Teameurostar UK, G-CEZF
Nose landing gear collapsed during landing roll, Strathaven Airfield, South Lanarkshire, 1 July 2018.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Oct 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Cessna F172H Skyhawk, G-AWUX
Inverted during forced landing, 3 miles southwest of Perranporth airfield, Cornwall, 19 April 2018.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Oct 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Dyn’Aero MCR01, G-CWMT
Runway excursion on landing, Old Park Farm Airfield, near Port Talbot, South Wales, 10 March 2018.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Oct 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Groppo Trail, G-CIGR
Collided with trees after takeoff, South Longwood Farm, Hampshire, 14 July 2018.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Aug 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Skyranger J2.2(2), G-MARO
Gear collapse after hard landing, Strathaven Airfield, South Lanarkshire, 19 May 2018.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 May 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, G-ATPN
Stalled and hit the ground while attempting to go around from a bounced landing, Southend Airport, Essex, 11 February 2018.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Mar 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Beech 200C Super King Air, G-NIAB
Fumes in cockpit, 10 nm south of Belfast International Airport, 29 August 2017.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Jan 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Britten-Norman Islander BN2B-26, VP-FBR
Left engine failure, 9 nm south of Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands, 4 September 2017.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Jan 2018
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-32R-301T, N414AG
Engine failed in heavy rain and aircraft hit trees during forced landing, 5 miles south of Linton-on-Ouse Airfield, 23 August 2017.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Oct 2017
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Vans RV-4, G-RVER
During taxi out downwind aircraft tail lifted and propeller struck ground, Bute Airfield, South Lanarkshire, 2 May 2017.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Sep 2017
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Jodel D120A Paris-Nice, G-BYBE
Ground loop on landing, MOD St Athan, South Wales, 13 May 2017.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Sep 2017
AAIB
AAIB investigation to SZD-51-1 ‘Junior’ glider, G-CLJK and Cessna 150L, G-CSFC
Mid-air collision, 7.5 nm south of Leicester Airport, 4 December 2016.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Mar 2017
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Pitts S-1S Special, G-BXTI
Loss of control on landing, Southerness, Dumfries, 12 October 2016.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Jan 2017
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Klemm Kl35D, HB-UBK
Stalled into ground during forced landing following engine failure, Earls Lane, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, 6 July 2016.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 Oct 2016
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Savannah VG Jabiru(1), G-SAVY
Precautionary field landing following elevator tab vibration, 2 nm southwest of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, 8 May 2016.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Jun 2016
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Agusta AW139, G-CHBY
Landing on the wrong helideck, Amethyst Field, Southern North Sea, 17 April 2015.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Feb 2016
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Airbus A320-232, G-EUYE
In-flight fumes event, 90 nm south-east of London Heathrow Airport, 27 July 2015.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 Aug 2015
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Skyraider Aviation Phantom, G-MJTZ
Damage to landing gear following forced landing, approximately 2 nm southeast of Newport, Isle of Wight, 21 June 2014.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Feb 2015
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Cirrus SR20, G-VGAG
Loss of control on landing, London Southend Airport, 12 November 2014.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
16 Dec 2014
AAIB
AAIB investigation to EC225 LP Super Puma, G-CHCN - Special Bulletin S7/2012
Investigation update on the accident that occurred on 22 October 2012, in the North Sea, approx.32 nm southwest of Sumburgh, Shetland Islands
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
16 Dec 2014
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Eurocopter EC225 LP Super Puma, G-REDU - Special Bulletin S4/2009
Investigation update to this accident occurred on 18 February 2009, 500 metres south of ETAP platform, North Sea
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
16 Dec 2014
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Reims Cessna F-172H, F-BOGB (Corrigendum)
This occurred on 21 April 1982, undetermined location probably in the Channel south-west of the Isle of Wight
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 Dec 2014
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Boeing 747-443, G-VLIP
Severe turbulence event, North Atlantic Airspace, about 300 nm south of St John’s, Newfoundland, 14 November 2013.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 Dec 2014
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Boeing 757-200, N605AA
Smoke in the cockpit due to fuel pump failure, 100 nm south-east of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, 22 October 2013.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
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