Latest from Mary F. Silitch
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Final Report: Falcon overrun at TEB
Dassault Falcon 900EX, Teterboro, N.J., March 3, 2006–The NTSB blamed the Falcon’s overrun at Teterboro Airport on the copilot’s failure t
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Final Report: First officer failed to reset brake circuit breaker
Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3, Stuart, Fla., March 8, 2008–The NTSB blamed the crew’s failure to reset the brake circuit breaker before taxi
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Final Report: Inadequate maintenance blamed for gear failure
Embraer EMB 170, Dulles, Va., May 30, 2006–Improper servicing of the nose-gear strut and inadequate maintenance caused the failure of the
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Final Report: Lack of transponder blamed for jet/glider collision
Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 800XP/Schleicher ASW27-18, Smith, Nev., Aug.
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Factual Report: King Air gear collapsed
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Leonardtown, Md., Oct.
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Factual Report: Skydiving flight engulfed in flames
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100 Twin Otter, Sullivan, Mo., July 29, 2006–Witnesses reported that they saw “flame emitting from the right eng
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Preliminary Report: Two helicopters collide in New York
Eurocopter AS 355/EC 130, New York, March 22, 2008–A Liberty Helicopter Eurocopter AS 355 struck an idling Liberty Eurocopter EC 130 on takeoff from
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Preliminary Report: Learjet overruns runway
Bombardier Learjet 35, San Antonio, March 15, 2008–The American Jet International Learjet 35 overran Runway 21 landing at San Antonio.
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Preliminary Report: Citation might have ingested birds
Cessna 500 Citation I, Oklahoma City, March 4–The Southwest Orthopedic and Sport Medicine Clinic’s Citation I was destroyed when control w
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Preliminary Report: Ferry flight crashes
Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Nbagu, Nigeria, March 15, 2008–All three occupants were killed and the aircraft destroyed when the Wings Aviation
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Preliminary Report: UK Citation crash kills five
Cessna 500 Citation I, Farnborough, Kent, England, March 30, 2008–The crew of the Bahamian-registered Citation I reported engine vibration
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Preliminary Report: Challenger loses door on takeoff
Bombardier Challenger 600-2A12, Grand Junction, Colo., March 24, 2008–The main cabin door fell off the Challenger on takeoff from Grand Ju
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Final Report: Blown tire finding disputed
Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident involving the Avantair Piaggi
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Final Report: Downsloped wet runway factor in overrun
Dassault Falcon 900C, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–The NTSB attributed the runway overrun to the ATP-rated pilot’s decision to land with e
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Final Report: Merlin lost control, collided with airport sign
Swearingen SA-226T, Wheeling, Ill., April 11, 2007-A partial failure of the left engine propeller governor made directional control impossible, and
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Final Report: Nosegear actuator failed
Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of this landing accident to be the failur
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Final Report: Inadequate training blamed in fatal crash
Eurocopter EC 135P1, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the EMS helicopter crash to be the operator’
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Preliminary Report: Angolan King Air hit mountain
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Huambo, Angola, Jan.
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Preliminary Report: German partol JetRanger destroyed
Bell 206B JetRanger, Zuzenhausen, Germany, Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Citation III accident fatal for three
Cessna 650 Citation III, Caico Seco, Venezuela, Feb.
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Preliminary Report: EMS helicopter crashes in bay
Eurocopter AS 350B2, South Padre Island, Texas, Feb.
