Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident

Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

GAO report urges better FAA oversight of designees

While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency

Regulations and Government

January 29, 2007

Business jet fatalities increased again in 2004

There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.

Safety

January 29, 2007

Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

Safety

January 29, 2007

Videos

Preliminary Report: China grounds CRJ fleet after crash

Bombardier CRJ200, Inner MongolIa, China, Nov.

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Factual Report: Elevator trim implicated in Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–Citation N13VP was substantially damaged when it hit a perimeter fence and road during a runway ove

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Factual Report: Jetstream ran into fire station

British Aerospace Jetstream 3101, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov.

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Final Report: Practice stalls turned fatal

HAWKER 700A, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, SEPT.

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Prist scarce in flameout Beechjet

According to the NTSB, the Flight Options Beechjet 400A (N455CW) that experienced a dual flameout over the Gulf of Mexico on July 12 last year had a lower-

Accidents

January 29, 2007

NTSB probing GIII taxiway landing

The NTSB is looking into the January 6 incident in which Gulfstream GIII N111FA landed on Taxiway B at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colo.

Accidents

January 29, 2007

TBM crash kills French billionaire

French supermarket tycoon Paul-Louis Halley, who had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $3.75 billion and was listed by Forbes as the 104th richest ma

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

Three bizjets damaged in a week of overruns

Landing overruns substantially damaged two Gulfstream IVs and a Falcon 20 in the period between November 29 and December 5.

Accidents

January 26, 2007

Response to engine failure downed Metro

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its final report on the 2002 crash of a Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliner III at Aberdeen Airport,

Accidents

January 26, 2007

No injuries in PC-12 deadstick

A Pilatus PC-12 that lost power at an altitude of about 6,000 feet made a deadstick landing December 14 on four-lane Highway 933 North in the midst of a co

Accidents

January 26, 2007

Icing, overweight condition downed Winnipeg Caravan

The pilot flying a Cessna Caravan that crashed after takeoff on Oct.

Accidents

January 24, 2007

Business Accident record Mixed in 2006

Total business aviation accidents were down slightly in 2006, thanks mainly to a decrease of more than 17 percent in turboprop accidents, according to avia

Accidents

January 24, 2007

NTSB releases details on Comair crash

As Comair Flight 5191 accelerated down an unlit runway into the predawn darkness at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., last August 27, the captain–the n

Accidents

January 24, 2007

Preliminary Report: Gulfstream rolls into EMAS

Gulfstream G1159B, Burbank, Calif., Oct.

Accidents

January 24, 2007

Preliminary Report: Learjet loses elevator in flight

Bombardier Learjet 36, San Diego, Dec.

Accidents

January 24, 2007

Preliminary Report: EMS flight crashes in mountains

Bell 412, Hesperia, Calif., Dec.

Accidents

January 24, 2007

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident

Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.

GAO report urges better FAA oversight of designees

While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency

Business jet fatalities increased again in 2004

There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.

Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

Videos

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Preliminary Report: China grounds CRJ fleet after crash

Bombardier CRJ200, Inner MongolIa, China, Nov.

Factual Report: Elevator trim implicated in Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–Citation N13VP was substantially damaged when it hit a perimeter fence and road during a runway ove

Factual Report: Jetstream ran into fire station

British Aerospace Jetstream 3101, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov.

Final Report: Practice stalls turned fatal

HAWKER 700A, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, SEPT.

Prist scarce in flameout Beechjet

According to the NTSB, the Flight Options Beechjet 400A (N455CW) that experienced a dual flameout over the Gulf of Mexico on July 12 last year had a lower-

NTSB probing GIII taxiway landing

The NTSB is looking into the January 6 incident in which Gulfstream GIII N111FA landed on Taxiway B at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colo.

TBM crash kills French billionaire

French supermarket tycoon Paul-Louis Halley, who had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $3.75 billion and was listed by Forbes as the 104th richest ma

Three bizjets damaged in a week of overruns

Landing overruns substantially damaged two Gulfstream IVs and a Falcon 20 in the period between November 29 and December 5.

Response to engine failure downed Metro

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its final report on the 2002 crash of a Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliner III at Aberdeen Airport,

No injuries in PC-12 deadstick

A Pilatus PC-12 that lost power at an altitude of about 6,000 feet made a deadstick landing December 14 on four-lane Highway 933 North in the midst of a co

Icing, overweight condition downed Winnipeg Caravan

The pilot flying a Cessna Caravan that crashed after takeoff on Oct.

Business Accident record Mixed in 2006

Total business aviation accidents were down slightly in 2006, thanks mainly to a decrease of more than 17 percent in turboprop accidents, according to avia

NTSB releases details on Comair crash

As Comair Flight 5191 accelerated down an unlit runway into the predawn darkness at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., last August 27, the captain–the n

Preliminary Report: Gulfstream rolls into EMAS

Gulfstream G1159B, Burbank, Calif., Oct.

Preliminary Report: Learjet loses elevator in flight

Bombardier Learjet 36, San Diego, Dec.

Preliminary Report: EMS flight crashes in mountains

Bell 412, Hesperia, Calif., Dec.

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