AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review January 2026

January 2026 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 67 new articles have been published during last month. Out of these, a total of 2 crashes have been reported. 6 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 59 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Crashes (2)

Satena B190 at Ocana on Jan 28th 2026, controlled flight into terrain
A Satena Beech 1900D, registration HK-4709 performing flight 9R-8895 from Cucuta to Ocana (Colombia) with 13 passengers and 2 crew, was descending…

IDA AT42 near Makassar on Jan 17th 2026, aircraft collided with terrain
An IDA Indonesia Air Transport Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500, registration PK-THT performing a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar…

Accidents (6)

Singapore A359 at Singapore on Jan 24th 2026, tail strike on go around
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration 9V-SHW performing flight SQ-917 from Manila (Philippines) to Singapore (Singapore), was on…

ATI B763 at San Bernardino on Jan 15th 2026, hard landing
An Air Transport International Boeing 767-300 freighter on behalf of Amazon Prime Air, registration N443AZ performing flight 8C-4340 from Spokane,WA…

Hevilift AT42 at Simberi on Jan 15th 2026, runway excursion on landing
A Hevilift Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500, registration P2-KSA performing a charter flight from Port Moresby to Simberi (Papua New Guinea)…

Tway B38M enroute on Jan 10th 2026, power bank thermal runaway, 8 injuries
A Tway Air Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration HL8579 performing flight TW-634 from Sanya (China) to Cheongju (South Korea) with 32 passengers and 6 crew,…

Asiana A333 enroute on Jan 8th 2026, power bank thermal runaway causes injury
An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HL7754 performing flight OZ-745 from Seoul (South Korea) to Hong Kong (China) with 284 people on…

Buddha AT72 at Bhadrapur on Jan 2nd 2026, overran the runway end
A Buddha Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9N-AMF performing flight U4-901 from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur (Nepal) with 51…

Incidents (59)

Jetstar A21N over Pacific on Jan 30th 2026, engine problem
A Jetstar Airbus A321-200N, registration VH-OLQ performing flight JQ-120 from Nadi (Fiji) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL340 about 250nm…

JAL B763 at Kumamoto on Jan 28th 2026, oil leak on landing
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration JA610J performing flight JL633 from Tokyo Haneda to Kumamoto (Japan), landed on Kumamoto's runway…

Amazon Prime A333 at Cincinnati on Jan 28th 2026, bird strike results in engine fire
An Amazon Prime Air Airbus A330-300, registration N5827K performing flight AS-2616 from Cincinnati,KY to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) with 2…

Lingus A320 at Dublin on Jan 28th 2026, engine shut down in flight
An Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200, registration EI-EDS performing flight EI-605 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Dublin (Ireland), was descending towards…

PAL A333 at Manila on Jan 28th 2026, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
A PAL Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration RP-C8781 performing flight PR-684 from Manila (Philippines) to Doha (Qatar), had been cleared…

Southwest B38M at San Antonio on Jan 27th 2026, rejected takeoff due to runway incursion
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8563Z performing flight WN-4996 from San Antonio,TX to Dallas Love,TX (USA), was accelerating…

BAW A35K at Las Vegas on Jan 26th 2026, dropped main wheel on departure
A BAW British Airways Airbus A350-1000, registration G-XWBN performing flight BA-274 from Las Vegas,NV (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was…

Envoy E175 near Lubbock on Jan 26th 2026, engine oil problem, engine failure
An Envoy Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N208AN performing flight AA-3573 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Midland,TX (USA)…

PGA E190 at Hamburg on Jan 26th 2026, hydraulic problems
A PGA Portugalia Embraer ERJ-190 on behalf of TAP Air Portugal, registration CS-TPO performing flight TP-561 from Hamburg (Germany) to Lisbon…

JAC AT72 at Kagoshima on Jan 25th 2026, engine problem
A JAC Japan Air Commuter on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA08JC performing flight JL-3801 from Kagoshima to Okierabu (Japan) with 35…

American B738 near New York on Jan 24th 2026, some type of smell
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N862NN performing flight AA-1511 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Liberia (Costa Rica), was climbing…

Lufthansa CRJ9 at Lyon on Jan 24th 2026, gear problem on departure
A Lufthansa Canadair CRJ-900, registration D-ACND performing flight LH-2249 from Lyon (France) to Munich (Germany) with 69 people on board, was…

Compass Cargo B744 at Hong Kong on Jan 23rd 2026, engine shut down in flight
A Compass Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 on behalf of Emirates, registration LZ-CJB performing flight EK-9239 from Hong Kong (China) to Dubai Al Maktoum…

KLM Cityhopper E295 at Stavanger on Jan 23rd 2026, landing gear did not go up
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-195-E2, registration PH-NXZ performing flight KL-1172 from Stavanger (Norway) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was climbing…

American A319 near Norfolk on Jan 23rd 2026, suspected fuel leak
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N9026C performing flight AA-2198 from Philadelphia,PA to Jacksonville,FL (USA) with 51 people on…

Lufthansa A20N at London on Jan 22nd 2026, engine fire indication
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200N, registration D-AIND performing flight LH-2473 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Munich (Germany), was climbing out of…

Lux DH8D at Nice on Jan 22nd 2026, unsafe right main gear on approach
A Luxair de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration LX-LQA performing flight LG-8255 from Luxembourg (Luxembourg) to Nice (France) with 74 people on…

United B763 near Newark on Jan 22nd 2026, laptop fell through gap into cargo hold
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N668UA performing flight UA-748 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Geneva (Switzerland), was enroute at FL330…

Horizon E175 at Everett on Jan 21st 2026, pressurization problems
A Horizon Air Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of Alaska Airlines, registration N668QX performing flight AS-2154 from Everett,WA to San Diego,CA (USA), was…

UPS B763 over Atlantic on Jan 21st 2026, engine trouble
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N356UP performing flight 5X-237 from Philadelphia,PA (USA) to East Midlands,EN…

Easyjet A320 at Ljubljana on Jan 20th 2026, door open indication
An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZWC performing flight U2-2174 from Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Manchester,EN (UK), was climbing out of…

Jetstar Japan A320 enroute on Jan 20th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
A Jetstar Japan Airbus A320-200, registration JA14JJ performing flight GK-50 from Taipei (Taiwan) to Osaka Kansai (Japan) with 186 people on board,…

United A320 at Grand Rapids on Jan 18th 2026, hydraulic indication
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N1902U performing flight UA-2622 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Grand Rapids,MI (USA), was on approach to Grand…

United A21N at Orlando on Jan 18th 2026, dropped nose wheel on touch down
A United Airbus A321-200N, registration N14502 performing flight UA-2323 Chicago O'Hare,IL to Orlando,FL (USA) with 200 passengers and 6 crew, landed…

Jetblue A21N at Aruba on Jan 18th 2026, loud bang in cargo bay
A Jetblue Airbus A321-200N, registration N2086J performing flight B6-1058 from Aruba (Aruba) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 180 passengers and 6 crew,…

LATAM A320 at Florianapolis on Jan 18th 2026, rejected takeoff due to engine fire
A LATAM Brasil Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MAK performing flight LA-3819 from Florianapolis,SC to Brasilia,DF (Brazil), was accelerating the…

Transat A332 at Toronto and Hamilton on Jan 16th 2026, landed below minimum fuel
An Air Transat Airbus A330-200, registration C-GUBF performing flight TS-187 from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 278…

JAC AT72 at Kagoshima on Jan 16th 2026, propeller problem
A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA08JC performing flight JL-3801 from…

Qatar B788 near Lagos on Jan 16th 2026, oxygen system failure
A Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8, registration A7-BCL performing flight QR-1406 from Lagos (Nigeria) to Doha (Qatar) with 248 passengers and 12 crew, was…

American A319 at Monterey on Jan 15th 2026, landing gear did not extend
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N816AW performing flight AA-1866 from Phoenix,AZ to Monterey,CA (USA) with 90 people on board, was…

Cairo A320 near Cairo on Jan 15th 2026, cabin pressure, then generator problems
An Air Cairo Airbus A320-200, registration SU-BPX performing flight SM-427 from Cairo (Egypt) to Gassim (Saudi Arabia), was climbing through about…

India B789 near Delhi on Jan 14th 2026, APU fire warning
An Air India Boeing 787-9, registration VT-TSE performing flight AI-2380 from Delhi (India) to Singapore (Singapore) with about 190 people on board,…

Canada B789 at Auckland on Jan 13th 2026, unusual odour
An Air Canada Boeing 787-9, registration C-FVLX performing flight AC-40 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 269 passengers and…

Wizz Malta A320 at Sibiu on Jan 13th 2026, runway excursion on turning around
A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-WZR performing flight W4-3830 from Milan Bergamo (Italy) to Sibiu (Romania), had safely landed on…

France B772 near Ashgabat on Jan 12th 2026, engine shut down in flight
An Air France Boeing 777-200, registration F-GSPI performing flight AF-191 from Bangalore (India) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at…

Commute ERJ145 at Washington on Jan 12th 2026, engine shut down in flight
A Commute Air Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N13124 performing flight UA-4295 from Washington Dulles,DC to Mobile,AL (USA) with 43…

Austrian A320 near Vienna on Jan 11th 2026, engine problems
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OE-LXD performing flight OS-527 from Vienna (Austria) to Milan Linate (Italy), was enroute at…

Indigo A21N at Gorakhpur on Jan 11th 2026, bird strike
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IMR performing flight 6E-437 from Gorakhpur to Bangalore (India) with 216 people on board, was climbing…

Delta B712 enroute on Jan 10th 2026, lightning strike
A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N919AT performing flight DL-2216 from Wichita,KS to Atlanta,GA (USA), was enroute at FL290 when the…

World2fly A333 at Holguin on Jan 10th 2026, rejected takeoff due to burst tyre and engine failure
A World2fly Airbus A330-300, registration EC-OND performing flight 2W-8548 from Holguin (Cuba) to Prague (Czech Republic), was accelerating for…

Singapore A359 at Sapporo on Jan 10th 2026, air conditioning problems
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration 9V-SHO performing flight SQ-661 from Sapporo (Japan) to Singapore (Singapore), was climbing out of…

American B772 near Los Angeles on Jan 9th 2026, water leak
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N797AN performing flight AA-83 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Auckland (New Zealand), had just…

Republic E170 at Savannah on Jan 8th 2026, smoke on flight deck
A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of United, registration N647RW performing flight UA-3496 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Savannah,GA (USA)…

Condor A339 at Frankfurt on Jan 7th 2026, flight crew donned oxygen masks
A Condor Airbus A330-900, registration D-ANRL performing flight DE-2402 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Toronto,ON (Canada), was climbing out of…

LATAM Chile B763 at Atlanta on Jan 6th 2026, blew all main tyres on landing
A LATAM Chile Boeing 767-300, registration CC-CXF performing flight LA-2482 from Lima (Peru) to Atlanta,GA (USA), landed on Atlanta's runway 26R but…

Southwest B737 at Omaha on Jan 6th 2026, bird strike
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N246LV performing flight WN-1230 from Omaha,NE to Phoenix,AZ (USA), was climbing out of Omaha's…

Transavia France B738 near Lyon on Jan 5th 2026, smoke in cockpit
A Transavia France Boeing 737-800, registration F-HTVY performing flight TO-8098 from Paris Orly (France) to Sfax (Tunisia), was enroute at FL390…

JAC AT42 at Amami on Jan 5th 2026, hydraulic failure
A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600, registration JA04JC performing flight JL-3837 from Amami O Shima to Kikaiga Shima…

Sunlight Express AT72 at Siquijor on Jan 5th 2026, loss of control on landing roll
A Sunlight Express Airways Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration RP-C6683 performing flight 2R-875 from Cebu to Siquijor…

Lufthansa A320 at Cluj on Jan 4th 2026, bird strike
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIZP performing flight LH-1668 from Munich (Germany) to Cluj (Romania), was on final approach to Cluj's…

France A332 near Munich on Jan 4th 2026, toxic fumes on board
An Air France Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCM performing flight AF-565 from Beirut (Lebanon) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at…

Qantas A388 at Sydney on Jan 4th 2026, rejected takeoff
A Qantas Airbus A380-800, registration VH-OQB performing flight QF-1 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Singapore (Singapore), was accelerating for…

Jetblue A320 near Daytona Beach on Jan 4th 2026, engine oil leak
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N570JB performing flight B6-668 from West Palm Beach,FL to Westchester County,NY (USA), was enroute at FL350…

Qatar A35K at London on Jan 4th 2026, nose gear steering problem
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000, registration A7-ANE performing flight QR-109 from Doha (Qatar) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was on approach to…

Emirates B772 over Saudi Arabia on Jan 4th 2026, loss of cabin pressure
An Emirates Boeing 777-200, registration A6-EWB performing flight EK-929 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Cairo (Egypt), was enroute at FL360…

Contour CRJ2 at Fort Leonard Wood on Jan 3rd 2026, hydraulic problem
A Contour Aviation Canadair CRJ-200, registration N919SW performing flight LF-3548 from Fort Leonard Wood,MO to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 23…

Delta A321 near Kansas City on Jan 3rd 2026, engine shut down in flight
A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N349DX performing flight DL-2883 from Denver,CO to Detroit,MI (USA) with 169 passengers and 6 crew,…

Westjet Encore DH8D at Vancouver on Jan 2nd 2026, uncommanded descent on departure
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FKWE performing flight WS-3405 from Vancouver,BC to Victoria,BC (Canada), was climbing out…

TAP A332 at Lisbon on Jan 2nd 2026, rejected takeoff
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TON performing flight TP-225 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Miami,FL (USA), was cleared for takeoff…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: Aer Lingus, Air Cairo, Air Canada, Air France, Air India, Air Transat, Air Transport International, Amazon Prime Air, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Buddha Air, CommuteAir, Compass Air Cargo, Condor, Contour Aviation, Delta Airlines, Easyjet, Emirates Airlines, Envoy Air, Heavilift, Horizon Air, IDA Indonesia Air Transport, Indigo Airlines, JAC Japan Air Commuter, JAL Japan Airlines, Jetblue, Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Japan, KLM Cityhopper, LATAM Airlines Brasil, LATAM Airlines Chile, Lufthansa, Luxair, PAL Philippine Airlines, PGA Portugalia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Republic Airways, Satena, Singapore Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sunlight Express Airways, TAP Air Portugal, Transavia France, UPS, United, Westjet Encore, Wizz Air Malta, World2Fly, t'way Airlines

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 2R-875, 2W-8548, 5X-237, 6E-437, 8C-4340, 9R-8895, AA-83, AA-1511, AA-1866, AA-2198, AA-3573, AC-40, AF-191, AF-565, AI-2380, AS-2154, AS-2616, B6-668, B6-1058, BA-274, DE-2402, DL-2216, DL-2883, EI-605, EK-929, EK-9239, GK-50, JL-3801, JL-3837, JL633, JQ-120, KL-1172, LA-2482, LA-3819, LF-3548, LG-8255, LH-1668, LH-2249, LH-2473, OS-527, OZ-745, PR-684, QF-1, QR-109, QR-1406, SM-427, SQ-661, SQ-917, TO-8098, TP-225, TP-561, TS-187, TW-634, U2-2174, U4-901, UA-748, UA-2323, UA-2622, UA-3496, UA-4295, W4-3830, WN-1230, WN-4996, WS-3405

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-42, ATR ATR-72-200, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900, Airbus A350-900, Airbus A350-1000, Airbus A380-800, BEECH C-12J, Boeing 717-200, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair Corporate Jetliner, De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer ERJ-170, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-190, Embraer ERJ-195-E2

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, engine fire indication, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, engine trouble, hard landing, hydraulic failure, hydraulic problems, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, rejected takeoff, rejected takeoff due to engine failure, runway excursion on landing, smoke in cockpit, suspected fuel leak