The FAA recorded 4,470 laser strikes from January to July 2026, a 24% decline and the third straight year of falling incidents.
NTSB cites radio line-of-sight failure after Marine One and Envoy Air E-170 came within 0.82 NM at Reagan National.
A Pilatus PC-6 crashed near Nancy-Essey aerodrome on June 28, 2026, killing all 11 aboard in France's deadliest skydiving accident in 30 years.
A Sunward SA 60L Aurora struck Beijing's 528-meter CITIC Tower on June 26, 2026, breaching restricted airspace.
Claude Guillemot, Ubisoft co-founder and EVP of Operations, died June 19 in a Cessna 421 crash near La Baule, France.
A Pacific Aerospace 750XL crashed after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport on June 14, 2026, killing a pilot and 11 skydivers.
The NTSB enhances its Civil Aviation Accident Dashboard by adding causal findings data and merging the General Aviation Dashboard for unified safety analysis.
A twin-engine Cessna 421C crashed near Wimberley, Texas, killing five. FAA and NTSB are investigating the sudden descent and impact.
A Cessna 172S crashed upside-down in Pacoima, CA, causing power outages and evacuations. Pilot hospitalized; FAA and NTSB investigating.
A Republic RC-3 Seabee made an emergency landing on a Phoenix street after engine failure; FAA and NTSB investigate with no serious injuries reported.