Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Investigators Eye Uncontained Engine Failure in BA Fire Probe

Pieces of high-pressure compressor found on runway
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NBAA Looks To Address NTSB Recommendation

Safety board turns to association as it questions whether procedural noncompliance is systemic.
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AIN Blog: Drop the Bag and Get Out of My Way!

Full-scale passenger evacuation demonstrations don't seem to match the reality of peoples' behavior in an emergency.
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NTSB Faults Pilot Compliance, Gust Lock in GIV Crash

NTSB is issuing a safety alert on pilot compliance and calling on FAA to mandate modification of the gust lock system on Gulfstream GIVs.
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Engine Failure Causes Fire on British Airways Boeing 777

The 777's captain told passengers the fire had been caused by catastrophic engine failure.
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Sabreliner Involved in Midair Not TCAS Equipped

A witness stated that the Sabreliner twinjet and Cessna 172 piston single did not appear to take avoidance actions before colliding.
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NTSB Releases Factual on Seattle Newscopter Crash

The helicopter spun out of control shortly after lifting off of the TV station's helipad.
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Two Falcons, One King Air Damaged in Ramp Collision

Neither the toe brakes nor emergency braking slowed or stopped the Falcon 2000 from hitting a Falcon 50 and King Air C90.
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Torqued: Routine Manual Deviations Can Have Major Safety Consequences

The mechanics were candid about the maintenance errors that began the chain of events that ultimately led to the in-flight emergency.
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Accidents: September 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports
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Bombardier Challenger Tire Failures Spur Safety Questions

Sage-Popovich chief questions whether a series of tire failures are related to possible manufacturing issue.
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ASI Report: GA Accidents Decline in 2011-2013

Pilot-related causes remain a significant problem.
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Pilot Uninjured in Iowa Helicopter Crash

The pilot performed an autorotation after the engine failed.
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Airplanes Were in Contact with Tower before Colliding

NTSB says pilots of the Cessna 172 and Sabreliner that collided near San Diego Brown Field Municipal Airport on August 16 were in contact with the tower.
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NTSB Report Reveals Incongruity in King Air Crash

The pilot said that the autofeather system feathered the right propeller, but could not recall feathering the left engine.
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Swiss Report on 2012 Falcon-Hawker Near-Miss

The investigative body assigned blame to the fighter pilot.
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All 54 ATR Crash Victims Confirmed Dead in Indonesia

The Trigana Air Service aircraft's FDR and CVR recovered in good condition
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NTSB Investigating Sabreliner, C-172 Midair Collision

Aircraft were attempting to land at at San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport when they collided.
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Conquest Crash Kills Five Near Capetown

The aircraft was conducting an air ambulance flight when it crashed on August 16.
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Indonesian Searchers Find Wreckage of Crashed Trigana ATR

Twin turboprop carrying 54 disappeared over Indonesia's Papua province
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Sikorsky S-76C+ Crashes in Lagos

Six people died in the Sikorsky S-76C+ crash.
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NTSB Points To Carburetor in Harrison Ford Crash

NTSB's probable cause cites engine loss that followed the unseating of the carburetor main metering jet.
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TSB: Power Lines Lacked Standard Safety Markings

The power line lacked the standard triangular markings to warn the pilot of the upcoming intersection with another line, according to the board.
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NTSB Reports Uptick in GA Fatal Accidents in 2014

The number of fatal GA accidents increased 14 percent last year compared with the previous year.
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Four Die in Piper Meridian Crash in Adirondack Region

The NTSB is on site at the accident, which occurred shortly after takeoff from Adirondack Regional Airport.
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AAIB Reports on UK Phenom 300 Accident

Four died in the overrun accident at Blackbushe airport.
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Hanscom GIV Crash Docket: OEM and Owner at Odds

The GIV flight crew deviated from approved procedures and training, according to a document submitted by Gulfstream.
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Malaysian PM Confirms 777 Flaperon Came From MH370

Debris found on French island of Reunion appears to have drifted thousands of miles west
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GAMA: 1H Business Aircraft Deliveries, Industry Billings Down

Volatile global markets and energy sector struggles played a role in decreased industry deliveries, billings, GAMA said.
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Accidents: August 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports