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Air inquiries

This page has a database of air and aviation  inquiries and reports, as well as resources and information about organisations working in this area. Click on an inquiry to go to its detailed page. Please get in touch if there is a report or inquiry you would like to see added or if you find something which needs to be corrected.

Resources

The Air Accident Investigation Branch has a good site.

Current investigations (not in the data below) are here.

They also have an annual safety review published here.

Completed reports can be searched here.

 

US Air reports can be found using the CAROL tool here:

data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

 

Canadian air accident reports are here:

https://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/index.html

 

All Australian transport investigations are here. 

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AAIB have a good approach to publishing, but like others it makes it a little hard to examine overall trends or bulk download.

A summary spread sheet has been created and can be downloaded below.

You can access the google sheet here.

 

A bulk download of all the AAIB reports is here.

 

No current bulk downloads for other country air accident reports.

Air Inquiries and reports

You can filter by type of report and theme of inquiry.  Click apply to search and reset to start again.

​The investigations found will be displayed and each has a link to this site's page for the inquiry it comes from, and a page direct to the government link if available.

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Accident involving Tucano ZF349 at RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Themes

Air, Defence

The accident was caused by a mechanical failure of an aged torque motor within the Fuel Control Unit, leading to a sudden loss of engine thrust that forced the crew to perform a controlled gear-up emergency landing.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving Tornado ZD743 and Tornado ZD812 over Moray Firth

Themes

Air, Defence

The collision was caused by a "lack of recognition of converging flight paths" while both aircraft were operating in uncontrolled airspace, exacerbated by the absence of a collision warning system and limitations in the "see and avoid" principle.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving the Falcons display team on 22 June 2014

Themes

Air, Defence

A member of the RAF Falcons display team suffered a catastrophic canopy collapse and a high-velocity impact with the ground following a "mid-air entanglement" during a high-profile display at the Weston-super-Mare Air Festival.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Sea King ZE428 at RNAS Yeovilton

Themes

Air, Defence

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving Red Arrows Hawk T Mk1 XX179 near Bournemouth

Themes

Air, Defence

The aircraft crashed during a formation break-to-land manoeuvre after the pilot suffered G-induced impairment (A-LOC), causing the jet to descend into a field near the River Stour.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving Lynx Mk 9 ZF540 on 26 April 2014

Themes

Air, Defence

The inquiry concluded that the helicopter crashed due to Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) during a low-level training sortie, resulting from a loss of situational awareness and "procedural drift" within the operating detachment.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving Hawk TMk1 XX177 at RAF Scampton

Themes

Air, Defence

Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham was fatally injured when his ejection seat inadvertently fired while his aircraft was stationary on the ground at RAF Scampton, caused by a combination of an incorrectly inserted safety pin and a mechanical failure that prevented his parachute from deploying.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Red Arrows accident in Crete on 23 March 2010

Themes

Air, Defence

Issues

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Inquiry page

Occurrence involving Squirrel HT1 ZJ276 on 20 April 2012

Themes

Defence, Air

Issues

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Inquiry page

Occurrence involving Chinook ZA671 on 07 April 2012

Themes

Defence, Air

Issues

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Inquiry page

Incident involving Lynx XZ210 on 1 Dec 11

Themes

Air, Defence

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving Puma XW211 on 5 Jul 2011

Themes

Defence, Air

The aircraft suffered a catastrophic tail rotor failure and crash-landed in a field near Andover after its Main Rotor Gearbox (MRGB) cowling detached in flight and struck the rotor systems.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident to Tutor G-BYXR

Themes

Defence, Air

The collision occurred when an RAF Tutor on an Air Experience Flight and a civilian glider converged in a "blind spot" created by the Tutor's canopy structure, leading to a fatal impact after the pilot failed to maintain an effective lookout.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident to Tutor Aircraft G-BYUT and G-BYVN

Themes

Defence, Air

The collision occurred when two aircraft on Air Experience Flights inadvertently converged in uncontrolled airspace due to "see and avoid" limitations, canopy obscuration, and a lack of electronic collision warning systems

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident to Tornado GR4 ZG792 on 27 Jan 11

Themes

Defence, Air

The aircraft was lost after a catastrophic mechanical failure in the right engine led to an uncontained fire and a subsequent loss of control, forcing the crew to eject over the sea off the west coast of Scotland.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident to Tornado F3 ZE 982

Themes

Defence, Air

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving Unmanned Air System (UAS) Hermes 450, ZK515 on 2 October 2011

Themes

Air, Defence

The loss of the Hermes 450 was caused by a catastrophic engine failure due to oil starvation, which was exacerbated by the crew’s loss of situational awareness and poor emergency management within the complex airspace of Bastion Airfield.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving F-35B ZM152 on HMS Queen Elizabeth on 17 November 2021

Themes

Air, Defence

The inquiry determined that a plastic engine intake cover ("blank") was accidentally left in place, causing a sudden loss of thrust that forced the pilot to eject as the £82m stealth jet rolled off the carrier’s ramp into the Mediterranean.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving Chinook ZA708 on 10 Aug 10

Themes

Defence, Air

The accident occurred when the aircraft struck a compound wall during a resupply mission at a Patrol Base, causing a building collapse that fatally injured a soldier on the ground.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Loss of F-35B Lightning ZM152 (BK-18)

Themes

Air, Defence

Issues

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Inquiry page

Puma ZA934 helicopter crash at Catterick on 8 August 2007

Themes

Air, Defence

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving a Griffin MK1 ZJ241 at Yr Aran, Snowdonia, Wales

Themes

Air, Defence

The aircraft was destroyed by an uncontrolled fire following an emergency landing on a mountain peak after a structural failure of the main rotor gearbox support case was triggered by an attempt to land on an unsuitable slope.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Accident involving a Puma HC MK 2 (XW229) in Kabul, Afghanistan

Themes

Air, Defence

The aircraft crashed at the NATO Resolute Support Mission headquarters in Kabul after its main rotor blades struck a tethered persistent surveillance balloon (PTDS) during a landing approach, leading to a catastrophic loss of control.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Lockerbie

Themes

Air, Killings

The Lockerbie Fatal Accident Inquiry was a judicial investigation that formally established the cause of death for the 270 victims and examined the security failures that allowed a Semtex bomb to be loaded onto the aircraft.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Kegworth air crash

Themes

Air

The Kegworth inquiry determined that the crash was caused by the flight crew mistakenly shutting down the functioning right-hand engine after a mechanical failure in the left-hand engine, a tragic error compounded by confusing instrument displays and a lack of communication from cabin staff.

Issues

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Inquiry page

Lane Inquiry

Themes

Air

Investigation into the causes and circumstances of the accident near Staines on 18 June 1972

Issues

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Inquiry page
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