No fatalities

AIRBUS CANADA BD500 1A11 accident at Denver, CO, 31 Aug 2025

Denver, CO, United States

On August 31, 2025, an AIRBUS CANADA BD500 1A11 operated by Air Canada was involved in an aviation accident near Denver, CO. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Unidentified burned debris in an aft galley oven, which generated smoke and odor in the cabin and led to an air turnback and subsequent evacuation, during which a serious injury occurred. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 7 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

Unidentified burned debris in an aft galley oven, which generated smoke and odor in the cabin and led to an air turnback and subsequent evacuation, during which a serious injury occurred.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Inadequate inspectionContributed to outcomePassenger