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A general aviation pilot survived a flight in a Cessna 182 after unsecured cargo—including drill bits—caused severe damage in midair. The pilot fought to keep the aircraft under control amid dust and debris, according to the report.
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A general aviation pilot survived a flight in a Cessna 182 after unsecured cargo—including drill bits—caused severe damage in midair. The pilot fought to keep the aircraft under control amid dust and debris, according to the report.
Japan’s Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau has issued a safety improvement recommendation to Daiichi Aviation, which operates as First Flying, after its DHC-6-400 JA201D was operated on July 12-13, 2026, with a known weather radar defect. The recommendation calls attention to the operator’s safety practices.
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Safety advocates say national investigation agencies around the world are not publishing enough air accident reports to generate recommendations that could improve safety. They raised the concern on the sidelines of an industry conference Thursday.
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A Turkish Land Forces S-70 Black Hawk crashed Thursday evening in the Yeşilyurt district of Malatya province, killing two majors and two sergeants aboard, according to reports. The cause of the accident has not been determined.
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal is investigating a Nov. 3 collision involving two Airbus AS350 helicopters during landing at Pheriche, a 14,340-foot helipad in Solukhumbu district along the Everest Base Camp trekking route.
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A British Airways A321neo was taken out of service after striking its tail twice while attempting to land at Heathrow, with investigators called in. Separately, an AAIB bulletin on a year-old incident says an A300-600F suffered significant structural damage after a tailstrike; investigators cited control-column back-pressure and spoiler extension as contributing factors.
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Frontier Airlines Flight 3566, traveling from Denver to Detroit, diverted to Chicago O’Hare after a leak from the forward lavatory tap on its A321neo sent water into the cabin. The pilot declared Mayday and told air traffic control the crew was concerned about water reaching the aircraft’s electronics.
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