Content Archive: January 2008

Accidents

Preliminary Report: Aircraft hits terrain during IFR approach in mountains

Fokker F28-MK1000, Chachapoyas, Peru, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Emergency medical helo loses control in IMC

Agusta A109K2, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helo crashes into offshore rig during landing attempt

Bell 206L-1, Venice, La., Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Spatial disorientation cited in death of Oklahoma State basketball players

King Air 200, Strasburg, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: FAA-approved maintenance procedure cited in fatal accident

MD-80, Anacapa Island, Calif., Jan.
Rotorcraft

At Long Last Lift

Taking its place on Bell Helicopter’s Arlington, Texas, tiltrotor test stands for the first time last month, the long-awaited first of a planned four Bell/
Aircraft

Eclipse and Williams part ways; new engine selection imminent

The termination of the agreement between Eclipse Aviation and Williams International, announced the day before Thanksgiving, is seen as a major setback for
FBOs

TAG is ‘it’ as F’boro’s showcase FBO opens

TAG Aviation’s all-new business aviation facilities at the UK’s Farnborough Airport were due to go into operation at the end of last month.
Security

Do SAMs pose a real threat to civil aviation?

What is the realistic likelihood of your aircraft being targeted by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) in the hands of a terrorist? After an
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky’s S-92 earns FAA certification

Providing proof that persistence pays off, Sikorsky Aircraft received in the week before Christmas a most welcome present: type certification of its S-92 m