An air ambulance configured Piper Chieftain crashed on approach to Liverpool Airport in the UK on 14 June killing the five passengers and crew. The light aircraft, operated by Blackpool-based Air Navigation and Trading, was transferring a patient from the nearby Isle of Man when it crashed 400 yards from the runway into the River Mersey. An investigation into the cause of the crash is being undertaken by the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch.
Source: Flight International
A Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Nepalese carrier Saurya Airlines has crashed during take-off from Kathmandu airport, with fatalities among those on board.
Russian investigators have disclosed that the crashed Gazpromavia Yakovlev Superjet 100 crew switched to manual control after the aircraft started to pitch down, briefly arresting the descent, before it entered a steep fatal dive. The aircraft took off from Lukhovitsy airport, bound for Moscow Vnukovo, on 12 July following “periodic ...
Investigators have determined that a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 touched down short of the runway at Amsterdam, after the crew sought to mitigate a perceived risk of overrun and descended below the glideslope.
