Summary

Independent report: Air accident monthly bulletin October 2025. The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month.

AAIB investigation to Spitfire IXT, G-BMSB, 3 May 2025. Loss of engine power and forced landing, near Hythe, Kent, 3 May 2025

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

Context

These developments affect aviation connectivity, airspace management, and surface access to airports. Readers interested in Scottish aviation heritage may find parallels in the industrial and operational history documented in our research volumes.