Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Taquan Air Involved in Second Fatal Accident This Month

A pliot and a passenger were killed in the latest Taquan Air crash.
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Boeing Completes Max Software Update

The U.S. airframer has conducted more than 360 hours of flight-testing on the 737 Max with updated MCAS software.
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Minor Injuries as Bell 206 Crashes into Hudson

Helicopter was on a repositioning flight when it crashed near the West 30th Street heliport.
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FAA Chief Faults Boeing for Lack of Clarity on MCAS

Dan Elwell testified that the FAA expects Boeing to submit a software update in about a week.
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At Least Four Killed in Alaskan Tour Aircraft Midair

Taquan Air said it is canceling flights while federal authorities investigate the midair collision.
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Crews Locate Challenger 601 Wreckage in NE Mexico

The twinjet disappeared from radar Sunday afternoon approximately 100 nm from its destination of Monterrey.
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Passengers Safe after Boeing 737 Ends Up in Florida River

Miami Air Flight 293 with 142 persons onboard overran runway 10 while landing at the Florida naval base in a thunderstorm.
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Boeing Describes Why Max Did Not Carry Disagree Alert

The U.S. airframer insists the lack of the alert feature did not compromise safety of the 737 Max.
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Lightning Strike Considered Most Likely Cause of SSJ100 Crash

Other factors under consideration by Aeroflot accident investigators include pilot response to technical problems.
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Guimbal Suffers First Fatal U.S. Crash

A Helicopteres Guimbal G2 crashed into the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, killing both aboard.
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Fiery Crash of Stricken Aeroflot SSJ100 Kills at Least 41

A blaze emanating from the Superjet’s rear fuselage breaks out upon emergency landing at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.
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Accidents: May 2019

Preliminary and final reports
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S-97 Crash Damage More Severe Than First Reported

NTSB factual report enumerates extensive damage in 2017 crash of Sikorsky S-97 Raider compound helicopter.
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Pilots Reported ‘AC Voltage’ Issue before Fatal Crash

Crew of a Rockwell Sabreliner reported electrical issues before the jet crashed near New Albany, Mississippi, on April 13.
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Middle East Pressure on Boeing Builds over Max

Saudi Arabia’s Flyadeal and the UAE’s Flydubai consider the Airbus A320s as alternatives to its grounded Boeings.
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Ethiopian to Review Max Independently Before Return to Service

Ethiopian Airlines CEO says his airline will be the last to return the Max to service.
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Boeing Disputes Reports it Disabled Max Disagree Alert

The U.S. airframer insists that it did not intentionally disable the feature on Southwest Airlines’ airplanes.
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AINsight: Airplanes Crash for a Reason

Aircraft accident investigators subscribe to an accident-causation model to explain why airplanes crash.
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Cardiff City Joins BACA Call for Urgent Action on Gray Charter

The football club that lost its newly signed player in a January 21 accident has joined BACA The Air Charter Association in calling for urgent reform.
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Van Horn Helo Testing Full Gross Autos before Crash

Witness says helicopter and "other objects" fell to ground in fatal accident
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FAA Adds 737 Max Recertification Summit for Regulators

The FAA’s 737 Max recertification safety-analysis summit on May 23 is separate from the JATR review beginning on April 29.
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Van Horn Assures Blades Safe Following Fatal Crash

Bell 206 crashed in Arizona while on a test flight with experimental Van Horn blades.
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Three Die in Sabreliner Crash

Two pilots and a passenger were killed when their Rockwell Sabreliner 265 crashed about 20 minutes after taking off from Oxford-University Airport.
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FAA to Meet with U.S. Airlines, Unions on Max Review

Authorities plan to “gather facts, information, and individual views” on the status of the 737 Max grounding.
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Boeing to Cut 737 Rate as Grounding Takes Still Heavier Toll

Muilenburg cites the need to prioritize more resources toward 737 Max software certification.
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Fatal Mishap Mars 1Q19 U.S. Bizjet Accident Stats

The March 18 fatal crash of an IAI Westwind on final approach claimed the lives of its two pilots.
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Ethiopian Max Pilots Followed Boeing Emergency Procedures

Investigative authorities deny that a foreign object caused AOA sensor damage.
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U.S. Senate Probes 737 Max Whistleblower Claims

Senate Commerce Committee asks for accounting of the FAA’s evaluation of the Max’s MCAS.
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Boeing Confirms Delay to Max Software Update

The FAA remains unconvinced that the manufacturer has addressed all its concerns over changes to the Max flight control system.
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Accidents: April 2019

Preliminary and final reports