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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 Skyranger Swift 912S(1), G-MLZZ
Carbon monoxide in-flight and aircraft lost to fire after landing, Balado Airfield, Kinross, 24 April 2026
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
18 Jun 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Dyn Aero MCR-01, G-TOMX
Loss of control in-flight after possible power loss and attempted return to departure airfield, Shenstone Hall Airfield, Staffordshire, 4 May 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
4 Jun 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Boeing 767-316F, G-DHLS
Roll control jam, Scottish Flight Information Region, 9 October 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 May 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000T, G-CKLY
In-flight separation of a propeller coupling, Court Place Farm Nature Park, Oxfordshire, 26 April 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
16 Apr 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Cagatay CGT-50, (UAS registration n/a)
Right wing separated from airframe in-flight, Radnor Range, Powys, 5 October 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Apr 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Experimental Drone Variant 4J, (UAS registration n/a)
Loss of navigational control, emergency flight termination, Salisbury Plain Training Area, Wiltshire, 11 December 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
26 Mar 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Rockwell Commander 112 TCA, N4698W
Rockwell Commander 112 TCA (N4698W), departed from controlled flight following an engine failure, Kinglassie, Fife, 23 December 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
19 Mar 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Cessna 208B, G-CPSS
Cessna 208B (G-CPSS), low oil pressure warning and in-flight diversion, Cranfield Airport, Bedfordshire, 23 March 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Mar 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to CZAW Sportcruiser, G-DVOY, 11 July 2025
Forced landing after canopy opened in-flight, Firs Farm Airfield, Berkshire, 11 July 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
5 Mar 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to ATR 42-500, G-LMRC
ATR 42-500 (G-LMRC), loss of multiple flight deck displays, during climb 14 nm north-east of Aberdeen Airport, 27 August 2022
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Jan 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Jodel D120, G-AYGG
Loss of control in-flight after reported engine failure, Belhus Woods Country Park, Essex, 7 September 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Oct 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Phoenix Wings Orca, (UAS reg n/a)
Inadvertent in-flight shutdown leading to loss of control, Coombe Country Park, Warwickshire, 25 March 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Sep 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Pegasus Quik, G-CDOP
Aircraft wing trailing edge damaged in flight due to unknown cause, Perth Airport, 11 May 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Aug 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Westland Wasp HAS1, G-CMBE
Loss of control during pre-flight checks, Marston Doles, Warwickshire, 15 March 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
19 Jun 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Mini Nimbus C, G-CFHG
Loss of control in-flight, Barlavington, Sussex, 5 June 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Jun 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Cessna 152, G-BSZW
Loss of rudder control in-flight, Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, 24 February 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 May 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to CZAW Sportcruiser, G-CZAW
Locker cover opened during flight, and subsequently the aircraft struck some trees short of Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Yorkshire, 17 July 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 May 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to DJI Avata 2, (UAS registration n/a)
Loss of control during flight, Prince George’s Playing Fields, Surrey, 30 November 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 Mar 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Flight Design CTSW, G-CFFJ
Loss of control during takeoff, Carlisle Airport, Cumbria, 10 October 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 Feb 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Malloy Aeronautics T005 (UAS registration n/a)
Loss of control after flight mode change, White Waltham Airfield, Berkshire, 2 April 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Dec 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Rans S6-ES, G-BZKO
Rans S6-ES (G-BZKO), windscreen and skylight assemblies shattered in-flight, near Newtownards Airport, County Down, 26 February 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Nov 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-4K5, G-JMCZ, 26 April 2024
Boeing 737-4K5 (G-JMCZ), load shift in-flight, en route to Edinburgh Airport, 26 April 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Nov 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-8K5, G-TAWD, 17 October 2023
Boeing 737-8K5 (G-TAWD), unpressurised flight above 10,000 ft, East coast of UK, North Lincolnshire, 17 October 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Nov 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Spitfire IXT, G-BMSB
Spitfire IXT (G-BMSB), canopy detached from aircraft in-flight, London Biggin Hill Airport, 25 June 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
7 Nov 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Rotorsport UK Cavalon, G-CKYT
Rotorsport UK Cavalon (G-CKYT), in-flight structural failure, farmland between Avoch and Munlochy, 12 November 2020
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
27 Jun 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AYUH
Piper PA-28-180 (G-AYUH), aircraft departed controlled flight after entry into cloud, Stanley Hall, near Halstead, Essex, 21 August 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
23 May 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to amateur-built balloon (DB-6R), G-CMFS
Amateur-built balloon (DB-6R), G-CMFS, balloon envelope collapsed in-flight, fell from height and struck the ground, Ombersley Court, Worcestershire, 25 June 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
18 Apr 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Airbus A321-253NX, G-OATW
Airbus A321-253NX (G-OATW), In-flight turnback after loss of a cabin window, London Stansted Airport, 4 October 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Apr 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to AS355F1, G-BOSN
Cabin doors opened in flight, Gunnersbury Park, London, 4 October 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Mar 2024
AAIB
AAIB accident to BN2T Islander, G-BSWR
Vibration and rudder control problems in-flight, Private airstrip, County Armagh, 16 August 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
22 Feb 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Extra NG, G-MIIL
Aircraft canopy failed in-flight, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, 2 April 2022
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
22 Feb 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Ikarus C42 FB80 Bravo, G-CICF
In-flight battery fire, Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent, 8 December 2022
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Jan 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Robinson R22 Beta, G-BXOA
Rolled onto side during experience day flight, Welshpool Airport, Powys, 1 September 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Jan 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Rotorway Executive 162F Modified, G-ZHWH
Ground handling wheel fell off in flight over Hampshire, 10 September 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Dec 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AVSC
Forced landing due to baggage compartment opening in flight, near Seaton, Devon, 1 August 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Nov 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Pierre Robin R2160, G-BLWY
Transparent panel over the rear area of the cockpit broke away in flight, Deenethorpe Airfield, Northamptonshire, 16 April 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 Aug 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Zenair CH 750, G-WXYZ
Engine failure in flight and forced landing, Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
22 Jun 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Pitts S-1C (Modified), G-BTOO
Elevator control became disconnected inflight, Popham Airfield, Hampshire, on 27 March 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
1 Jun 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Guimbal Cabri G2, G-CJEK
Helicopter departed controlled flight whilst on approach to land at a private site, near Burton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire, 20 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 Airbus A350-1041, G-XWBL
Unexpected turbulence, in flight over the coast of North Africa, 22 January 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
20 Apr 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Flight Design CT2K, G-CBDJ
Bounced on landing and stalled, Beccles Aerodrome, Suffolk, 24 March 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 Apr 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Extra EA 300/L, G-ZXEL
Elevator trim tab detached in flight, near Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 19 June 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
16 Mar 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Reims Cessna FRA150M, G-BDNR
Engine failure in flight, approximately 4 miles NNE of Retford Gamston Airport, Nottinghamshire, 1 August 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Feb 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Beech F33A, G-MOAC
Controlled flight into terrain, Alderney Airport, Guernsey, 9 September 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Feb 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-BORL
Instructor suffered a fatal heart attack inflight, Blackpool Airport, 29 June 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Jan 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Evolve Dynamics Sky Mantis, (UAS registration n/a) 250722
Loss of battery power in flight, St Albans, Hertfordshire, 25 July 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Dec 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Zenair CH 601UL, G-CDAL
Canopy opened in flight, Field northwest of Kinglassie, near Fife Airport, 1 August 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
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