Serious incident to an ATR72 operated by Aurigny Air Services on 04/02/2026 near Guernsey (Channel Islands)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Total electrical failure at top of descent.

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General information
Local date	04/02/2026
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Guernsey
Location	Near Guernsey AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Incident grave
File number	BEA2026-0043

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - Aurigny Air Services Ltd
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom - EGKK (LGW) : London/Gatwick
Planned destination	United Kingdom - EGJB (GCI) : Guernsey, Channel Is.
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	1595
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Relocation - Positioning

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