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Operational risk assessment in airline accidents

Official investigators identified operational risk assessment in 2 of the incidents we cover, from 2023 to 2025. Each account explains how it arose in that case. A shared topic does not mean the same cause.

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Operational risk assessment incident summary
DateFlightAircraftLocationFatalitiesReport status
12 November 2025Sharp Airlines Flight 161Fairchild Industries SA227-DCRunway 14, Mackay Airport, QueenslandNo injuries; no aircraft damageLEVEL 3 Final report
7 September 2023Bearskin Airlines Flight 4330Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23Runway 10, Detour Lake Aerodrome, Ontario4 minor injuries: 1 crew member and 3 passengers; no fatalities or serious injuriesLEVEL 3 Final report
Cockpit radio controls in a representative photographRepresentative cockpit radio photograph credited on the official report cover to Chris Leipelt, Public Domain: Chris Leipelt

Sharp Airlines Flight 161

A runway inspection vehicle escaped onto a taxiway about five seconds before a departing cargo aircraft rotated nearby. Radio clarity and incomplete visual checks left neither participant aware of the conflict.

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LEVEL 3 Final report

A Bearskin Airlines MetrolinerThe incident aircraft: Bzuk

Bearskin Airlines Flight 4330

A second unstable approach ended with in-flight reverse thrust, loss of control and a crash beside a gravel runway. All ten occupants survived.

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LEVEL 3 Final report

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