Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Dubai International Resumes Full Operations Following Crash

Investigation into cause continues
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Accidents: August 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
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Emirates 777 Crash Landing Closes Dubai International Airport

No fatalities among the 300 passengers and crewmembers
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Fuel Leak Likely Culprit in Singapore Airlines Engine Fire

Investigators find breach in fuel oil heat exchanger
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France Reports Decrease in Genav Fatalities

Notably, there were no fatal accidents in 2014 or 2015 involving business jets in France.
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Authorities: MH370 Search Will Be Suspended, Not Abandoned

Hampered by poor weather, and with a diminishing search area, authorities from Australia, Malaysia and China have agreed to suspend the search.
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Loose Latches Caused Citation Excel Cowling Detachment

Cessna has confirmed that there have been two other similar incidents to Citation 560XLs, both in 2008.
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Red Arrows Will Not Perform Display at Farnborough

Following the Shoreham Airshow crash last August, the Red Arrows will not perform their acrobatic display at Farnborough.
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One Fatal Bizjet Accident Blemishes 1H16 Safety Record

The business turboprop segment worldwide witnessed fewer fatalities in the comparable time periods.
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Bell 525 Flight Test Vehicle Crashes; Two Crewmembers Dead

A Bell 525 flight-test vehicle (FTV) crashed on July 6 while on a test flight from the company's XworX facility in Arlington, Texas.
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EASA Reports Dip in GA Accident Fatalities

According to the EASA annual safety review, general aviation accidents killed 65 people last year, which is 17 percent less than the five-year average.
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Accidents: July 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
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TransAsia Crash Report Cites Pilot Error

Crew failed to respond properly to uncommanded autofeather
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Egyptair FDR Data Confirms Smoke in Cockpit, Avionics Bay

Repair efforts on CVR from crashed Airbus A320 continue
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Main Gearbox Fatigue Likely Cause of Airbus H225 Crash

Norway's accident investigation bureau said the fatigue phenomenon appears to have its origin on the inner surface of the second-stage planet gear.
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Singapore Airlines 777 Catches Fire Following Diversion

Crew turns back to Changi following engine oil indication
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France Opens Manslaughter Probe Tied to Egyptair Crash

Inquiry launched as investigators continue attempts to extract data from FDR, CVR
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Voice Recorder from Doomed Egyptair A320 Found

Device's memory unit retrieved from wreckage found some 10,000 feet under the Mediterranean
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Egyptair Accident Update Puts To Rest Sudden Explosion Theory

Egyptian authorities report radar images confirm airplane turned left and then 360 degrees right before starting descent into Mediterranean
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Accidents: June 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
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EASA Grounds Airbus AS332 L2/EC225 LP Fleet

Investigators have found a fatigue failure in the main gearbox of the H225 (EC225 LP) that crashed near Bergen, Norway, in April.
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Piaggio UAS Prototype Crashes, Financial Picture Fuzzy

Crash of its P.1HH Hammerhead UAS on May 31 did not cause casualties or damage to maritime craft.
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AIBN, Airbus Helicopters Zero In on H225 Crash Cause

Lift-strut attachment is suspect number one, according to airframer.
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Smoke Detected in EgyptAir A320 Before Crash

ACARS data indicates several malfunctions in quick succession
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Wreckage of Missing Egyptair A320 Found

Debris located 180 miles north of Alexandria
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Missing Egyptair Airbus A320 Presumed Destroyed

Search teams deployed in Mediterranean Sea
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AIN Blog: Risky Business (Animals in Airplanes)

Were an unrestrained dog and two cats a factor in an aircraft accident?
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EASA Issues Emergency AD for Airbus Helicopters H225

Norwegian investigators rule out “human error on board."
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Accidents: May 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports