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Final Report: Suspended pilot reapplied under another name

Mitsubishi MU-2B-25, Hillsboro, Ore., May 24, 2005–The NTSB found that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtai

Accidents

November 9, 2006

Final Report: CitationJet gear collapsed

Cessna 525 CitationJet, Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 16, 2006–The NTSB blamed the CitationJet accident on the pilot’s failure to maintain dire

Accidents

November 9, 2006

Final Report: Conquest pilot had previous accidents, drug use

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Lone Tree, Colo., Aug.

Accidents

November 9, 2006

Final Report: Evidence of icing found on Conquest

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Belgrade, Mont., Nov.

Accidents

November 9, 2006

Unattended Falcon rolls through fence at McCarran

The FAA is not formally investigating a ramp accident that took place September 20 at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, during which an unattended

Accidents

November 9, 2006

Gulfstream V causes runway incursion at Los Angeles

The FAA has interviewed the pilots of a Gulfstream V that caused a runway incursion on September 30 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), during whic

Safety

November 7, 2006

Lidle SR20 crash in New York ignites debate about GA safety

When New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, 34, and his flight instructor, Tyler Stranger, 26, crashed their Cirrus SR20 into an east side Manhattan high-ris

Accidents

November 7, 2006

A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation

Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died in the

Safety

November 6, 2006

Legacy pilots in midair face ordeal

Brazilian authorities held two U.S.

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November 6, 2006

Legacy 600 Passenger Recalls Midair Collision

I write this on October 15, my 60th birthday.

Accidents

November 6, 2006

NTSB adopts final on pivotal crash

The NTSB on October 31 was scheduled to release the final report on its investigation into the crash of a Challenger 600 at Teterboro, N.J., after it overr

Accidents

November 6, 2006

Thirteen Killed in Three Turboprop Crashes

Three twin-turboprop accidents within four days of each other last month claimed the lives of all 13 aboard.

Accidents

November 6, 2006

Business Jet Fatal Accidents Tripled

Business jets were involved in 18 nonfatal accidents and three fatal accidents during the first nine months of this year, compared with 16 nonfatal acciden

Accidents

November 6, 2006

Pilot Hurt in KA B200 Deadstick

The pilot suffered minor injuries and his aircraft was destroyed when he deadsticked a King Air B200 onto a street in Tulsa, Okla., on December 8 about fou

Accidents

November 3, 2006

C208 Accidents Lead to NTSB Concern

The NTSB is recommending that pilots of Cessna 208 Caravans approved for flight into known icing conditions be required to undergo annual training for grou

Accidents

November 3, 2006

Flight Options Suffers Fender-Bender

The FAA is investigating a November 29 incident in which an Embraer Legacy operated by fractional provider Flight Options hit a parked company Legacy while

Accidents

November 3, 2006