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Final Report: Learjet Flew Into Thunderstorm
October 2, 2006, 3:00 PM
September 2005

Learjet 55, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 19, 2004–The NTSB blamed the accident on the flight crew’s decision to continue the approach into a known area of potentially severe weather (the thunderstorm), which resulted in the flight encountering a 30-knot crosswind, heavy rain, low-level win

Factual Report: Unqualified Pilot Flew King Air
October 2, 2006, 2:58 PM
September 2005

Beech King Air B200, Morlan, Ga., Dec. 4, 2003–The Southeastern Air Charter King Air crashed on a localizer approach to Runway 32 at the Newnan Coweta County Airport. IMC prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed.

Factual Report: Cargo Airplane Crashed In Icing Area
October 2, 2006, 2:56 PM
September 2005

Cessna 208B Caravan, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec. 6, 2004–Mountain Bird’s UPS cargo flight crashed in flat open terrain about seven miles outside Bellevue, Idaho, in VMC. The aircraft was destroyed and the two ATP pilots were killed. The captain had logged 9,757 hours.

Preliminary Report: Bell Crashes in Malaysian Mountains
October 2, 2006, 2:54 PM
September 2005

Bell 206L4 LongRanger, Balaga, Sarawak, Malaysia, July 25, 2005–At about 10:45 a.m. local time, Malaysian-registered Bell 206L4 LongRanger 9M-BCT crashed in mountainous terrain north of Balaga, Malaysia.

Preliminary Report: Medical Flight Overruns Runway
October 2, 2006, 2:53 PM
September 2005

Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005–Learjet N620JM was substantially damaged when it ran off the runway on landing at the Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE). The landing gear collapsed and the airplane caught fire.

Preliminary Report: Eurocopter Loses Power
October 2, 2006, 2:51 PM
September 2005

Eurocopter EC 120B, Fair Oaks, Calif., July 13, 2005–The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Eurocopter lost power and crashed in steep hilly terrain, killing the commercial pilot and seriously injuring the student-pilot-rated observer trainee.

Preliminary Report: Loss of Power Downs AS 350B
October 2, 2006, 2:50 PM
September 2005

Eurocopter AS 350B, Juneau, Alaska, July 25, 2005–The high-skid-equipped Squirrel was substantially damaged after a loss of engine power and subsequent emergency landing after taking off from the Juneau Airport.

DunnAir CompletionStart-up Gets FAA Approval
October 2, 2006, 2:45 PM
September 2005

DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center has received its repair station certificate from the FAA. The Tucson, Ariz.-based company at Tucson International Airport already has 44 employees and expects to have 150 on the payroll by this time next year.

Justice Voices Anti-terrorismConcerns over In-flight Use of Cellphones
October 2, 2006, 2:44 PM
September 2005

Even as a half-dozen companies are rushing to get FAA approval for systems that will allow the in-flight use of personal cellphones on business aircraft, other government entities have questioned cellphone use on airliners, citing security concerns.

Atlantic Aero Interiors Operation
October 2, 2006, 2:42 PM
September 2005

Atlantic Aero of Greensboro, N.C., expanded its FBO and maintenance/mod operation recently to include aircraft interior completion and refurbishment.

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