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News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Citation Crashed after Aborted Landing Attempt

The Citation 560 (N86CE) crash in Carlsbad, Calif., on January 24 apparently followed an “attempted aborted landing” on Runway 24 at McClellan-Palomar Airp

Accidents

January 10, 2007

Lawsuit Blames Crew for Fatal GIII Crash

A wrongful-death suit was filed yesterday by the family of the flight attendant killed in the Nov.

Accidents

January 10, 2007

Speed Eyed in Citation Fatal Accident

Excessive speed might have been a factor in Tuesday morning’s fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 560 at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, Calif.

Accidents

January 10, 2007

CRJ200 Flameout Crash Spawns Lawsuit

Former DOT Inspector General Mary Schiavo’s law firm, Motley Rice LLC, has filed suit against Bombardier, General Electric, Honeywell, Northwest Airlines,

Accidents

January 10, 2007

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NTSB Dispels Myth of Caravan Midair Collision

In its January 10 modified final report on the fatal crash of a Cessna Caravan more than three years ago, the NTSB said thre was “no evidence of an in-flig

Accidents

January 10, 2007

German-registered Citation Crashes in Iraq

Investigation has started into last Thursday’s crash of a Citation I/SP in mountains in northern Iraq.

Accidents

January 9, 2007

Metro Pilot Lost Control before Fatal Crash

A Tri-Coastal Airlines Swearingen SA-226TC (N629EK) crashed in a “nose-down, near-vertical attitude” near Paris, Tenn., while on a cargo flight from Dayton

Accidents

January 9, 2007

Survivor: ‘Chunks of Slush’ Slid Off Challenger

NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, one of three who survived the Nov.

Accidents

January 9, 2007

Helicopter Crash Kills Three on Ground

Three people were killed and one seriously injured on the ground when an Aerospatiale Alouette II crashed on Sunday afternoon in the Camargue region in sou

Accidents

January 9, 2007

Accident Victim Sues Rolls-Royce, Others

On December 6, attorney Richard Genter filed a lawsuit on behalf of client Charles Duke in U.S.

Accidents

January 8, 2007

Injury Incurred After 727 Pilots Decline Tug

The NTSB concluded that the October 22 incident involving a corporate Boeing 727 injuring a person on the ground was caused by the captain’s “improper deci

Accidents

January 8, 2007

Recent Icing Events Prompt New AD for Caravans

Further icing accidents and incidents involving the Cessna Caravan, flight manual revisions that contain erroneous data and recent flight tests prompted th

Accidents

January 8, 2007

Wind a Factor in Falcon 900EX Overrun

On March 3 Falcon 900EX N973M sustained minor damage during a landing overrun at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.

Accidents

January 8, 2007

Similar Maneuver, Same Location, Same Results

The canyon is called Descent and the maneuver was called the “yo-yo” by Sundance Helicopter pilots and the “Thelma-and-Louise” by Papillon Airways pilots.

Accidents

January 8, 2007

Causes Reached in Two Helicopter Accidents

The NTSB determined the probable causes of two helicopter accidents.

Accidents

January 8, 2007

Probable Cause Determined in 2005 King Air Fatal

The NTSB concluded that the pilot’s “inadvertent flight” into severe icing and his “inadequate planning” for the forecast weather was the probable cause of

Accidents

January 8, 2007

Citation Crash Lawsuit Settled

A wrongful-death lawsuit in connection with the Feb.

Accidents

December 21, 2006

Learjet Safe after Losing Right Elevator

On December 1 a Learjet 36 with two pilots and one passenger aboard lost its right elevator while maneuvering off the coast of San Diego.

Accidents

December 21, 2006

ExcelAire pilots return home; Brazil bizav still feels the heat

Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino, the pilot and copilot of the ExcelAire Legacy 600 involved in a midair with a Boeing 737 operated by Brazil’s Gol on Septem

Accidents

December 20, 2006

Structural failure eyed in Grob crash

Structural failure appears to have caused the fatal crash of the second Grob SPn prototype near the company airfield in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, on

Accidents

December 20, 2006

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Citation Crashed after Aborted Landing Attempt

The Citation 560 (N86CE) crash in Carlsbad, Calif., on January 24 apparently followed an “attempted aborted landing” on Runway 24 at McClellan-Palomar Airp

Lawsuit Blames Crew for Fatal GIII Crash

A wrongful-death suit was filed yesterday by the family of the flight attendant killed in the Nov.

Speed Eyed in Citation Fatal Accident

Excessive speed might have been a factor in Tuesday morning’s fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 560 at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, Calif.

CRJ200 Flameout Crash Spawns Lawsuit

Former DOT Inspector General Mary Schiavo’s law firm, Motley Rice LLC, has filed suit against Bombardier, General Electric, Honeywell, Northwest Airlines,

Videos

More Articles

NTSB Dispels Myth of Caravan Midair Collision

In its January 10 modified final report on the fatal crash of a Cessna Caravan more than three years ago, the NTSB said thre was “no evidence of an in-flig

German-registered Citation Crashes in Iraq

Investigation has started into last Thursday’s crash of a Citation I/SP in mountains in northern Iraq.

Metro Pilot Lost Control before Fatal Crash

A Tri-Coastal Airlines Swearingen SA-226TC (N629EK) crashed in a “nose-down, near-vertical attitude” near Paris, Tenn., while on a cargo flight from Dayton

Survivor: ‘Chunks of Slush’ Slid Off Challenger

NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, one of three who survived the Nov.

Helicopter Crash Kills Three on Ground

Three people were killed and one seriously injured on the ground when an Aerospatiale Alouette II crashed on Sunday afternoon in the Camargue region in sou

Accident Victim Sues Rolls-Royce, Others

On December 6, attorney Richard Genter filed a lawsuit on behalf of client Charles Duke in U.S.

Injury Incurred After 727 Pilots Decline Tug

The NTSB concluded that the October 22 incident involving a corporate Boeing 727 injuring a person on the ground was caused by the captain’s “improper deci

Recent Icing Events Prompt New AD for Caravans

Further icing accidents and incidents involving the Cessna Caravan, flight manual revisions that contain erroneous data and recent flight tests prompted th

Wind a Factor in Falcon 900EX Overrun

On March 3 Falcon 900EX N973M sustained minor damage during a landing overrun at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.

Similar Maneuver, Same Location, Same Results

The canyon is called Descent and the maneuver was called the “yo-yo” by Sundance Helicopter pilots and the “Thelma-and-Louise” by Papillon Airways pilots.

Causes Reached in Two Helicopter Accidents

The NTSB determined the probable causes of two helicopter accidents.

Probable Cause Determined in 2005 King Air Fatal

The NTSB concluded that the pilot’s “inadvertent flight” into severe icing and his “inadequate planning” for the forecast weather was the probable cause of

Citation Crash Lawsuit Settled

A wrongful-death lawsuit in connection with the Feb.

Learjet Safe after Losing Right Elevator

On December 1 a Learjet 36 with two pilots and one passenger aboard lost its right elevator while maneuvering off the coast of San Diego.

ExcelAire pilots return home; Brazil bizav still feels the heat

Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino, the pilot and copilot of the ExcelAire Legacy 600 involved in a midair with a Boeing 737 operated by Brazil’s Gol on Septem

Structural failure eyed in Grob crash

Structural failure appears to have caused the fatal crash of the second Grob SPn prototype near the company airfield in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, on

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