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03/20/2026

United Airlines flight UA1394, a Boeing 737-724, lined up on the left side of the runway 10L during an intersection departure at Chicago-O'Hare, IL (ORD). The crew aborted the takeoff. They vacated the runway, taxied to the threshold of runway 10L and departed eight minutes later.

02/20/2026

The ATR 42-500 maritime surveillance plane that impacted a mountainside on approach to Makassar, Indonesia, on 17 January, experienced degraded GPS data, according to a the preliminary report released today. GPS data was off by about 15 nautical miles by the end of the flight.
https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/565627

02/18/2026

Aerocivil Colombia published the preliminary report on the 28 January 2026 accident of a Beech 1900D near Ocaña Airport (OCV), that killed all 15 on board.
The aircraft struck a wooded mountainside at 6830 feet and slid upslope. The main wreckage was found at an elevation of 6881 feet AMSL.https://www.aerocivil.gov.co/investigacion/Accidentes/info/aeronautica_civil/media/1771252134_INFORME%20PRELIMINAR%20ACCID%20HK4709%20V03.pdf

02/17/2026

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff due to his distraction by the opening of the cabin door, led to the crash of a Beech A36TV Turbine Bonanza near Lancaster Airport (LNS), Pennsylvania, USA, in March 2025. This was the main conclusion from a newly released NTSB report.
The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured, and the other three passengers sustained minor injuries.
A factor in the accident was the airplane’s overweight condition, which increased its stall speed.

02/16/2026

A Cessna 210B Centurion, N9735X, came down in a drainage while on approach to Camarillo Airport, California, USA. and overturned. Both occupants suffered serious injuries.

02/13/2026

An Epic E1000, N98FK, crashed near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA. The FAA is reporting 3 fatalities.
ADS-B data indicates that the aircraft was approaching Steamboat Springs Airport, CO (SBS). The last datapoint was 00:19 LT on the summit of 8252 ft high Emerald Mountain, 3 nm south of the runway 32 threshold.

02/12/2026

TAP Air Portugal flight TP1240, an Airbus A320-251N, descended below the Minimum Sector Altitude during descent to the destination Prague (PRG).
The flight turned onto the extended centreline of runway 06 at 21 nm from the threshold.
It should have continued to the Final Approach Fix (at about 9 nm from the threshold) at an altitude of 4000 feet, but continued descending below that altitude and below the applicable Minimum Sector Altitude (MSA) of 3600 feet.
At that time the aircraft was descending over an area with 500 m (1640 ft) high hills.
Reportedly, the flight reached 1000 feet AGL before it climbed back to 4000 feet. A 360 degree orbit was flown before the flight repositioned on the approach course.
A safe landing was made at 10:26 UTC.

02/11/2026

Arik Air flight WP740, a Boeing 737-700, suffered an engine failure with the loss of the engine inlet. The crew diverted to Benin City, Nigeria, where a safe landing was carried out.

01/27/2026

A Smart Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, PK-SNS, experienced a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from Nabire Airport (NBX/WAB) and ditched on the shore of West Nabire Beach, Nabire Regency, Central Papua.
The thirteen occupants survived and the aircraft received substantial damage.

01/18/2026

An Indonesia Air ATR 42-500 with 10 occupants on board, operated for the Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance (PSDKP), impacted a mountainside while approaching Makassar-Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG).
ATC gave vectors to the crew after noticing that the aircraft was not on the correct approach path.
The wreckage coordinates reported by the search and rescue agency Basarnas point to a 4327 feet high peak, 14 nm north-east of the threshold of runway 21 at Makassar. Minimum Sector Altitude in the area is 8500 feet.

01/12/2026

A loose camera likely hit the pilot, whose reaction led to a loss of control as a T-28 Trojan made a low altitude (500 ft agl) barrell roll, according to a newly released report into the 2021 fatal accident in Czechia.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/264294

08/29/2025

On August 29, a Piper PA-23-250 Aztec, N930MD, landed at Port St. Lucie-Treasure Coast Airpark Airport, Florida, USA, with the nosegear retracted. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was uninjured.

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