Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Bin Laden Family Members Reported Killed In Phenom Crash

The Phenom 300 crashed into a parking lot while on approach to Blackbushe Airport, killing all four aboard.
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TBM 850 Crashes During Go-Around Attempt

Aircraft was attempting to land at alternate airport, local sheriff's office reports.
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Piper Malibu Crashes on Landing to Oshkosh Show

The airplane, N4BP, carried five people who were headed to EAA AirVenture 2015, held this week at the airport.
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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report in Charleston Midair

A Cessna 150 and an F16 collided over Charleston.
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NTSB Reports on C99 Control Incident at SLC

The aircraft landed hard after an aborted takeoff.
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TSB Cites Non-Standard Phraseology in Ottawa Incursion

Pilot began taxiing after mishearing instructions.
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Dramatic Footage Shows Helicopter Crash at Irish Pub

The landing area the pilot selected was near several light poles.
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EASA Calls for Mandatory Mental Screening of Pilots

Task force report to EC contains six main recommendations
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NTSB: Marginal VFR at Time of Turbine Otter Fatal Crash

Airplane hit a near-vertical rock face in a nose-high, wings-level attitude at an elevation of 1,600 feet msl and came to rest upright on steep terrain.
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Inadequate Cargo Restraint Brought Down 747 at Bagram

At least one armored vehicle on board shifted rearward as the airplane took off, crippling key systems
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No Fatal Business Jet Accidents in First Half of Year

According to AIN research, N-numbered business jets had not seen a fatal-free first half since 2009.
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Report Says TransAsia Pilot Shut Down Wrong Engine

CVR recordings indicate confusion in cockpit
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Accidents: July 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports
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Former Carson Helicopters V-P Sentenced to Prison

Steven Metheny falsified information to make the aircraft appear to meet minimum payload specs.
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Growing Aero Sekur Adds Helicopter Flotation System

The new flotation system is for AgustaWestland A139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters.
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Faulty Engine Control Software Caused A400M Crash

Airbus D&S says fault was confined to one aircraft, in a final production error.
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Accident Analysis: Single-pilot versus Two-pilot - Is There a Safety Advantage?

Having two pilots yields only a slight safety advantage.
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Pilot Distraction Likely Led To Gear-up Landing

Pilot said that he did not realize his landing gear was retracted until it was too late and he was “committed to land.”
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Accidents: June 2015

Prelimary and final accident reports.
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Poor Scan, Spatial Disorientation Cited in Helo Crash

Pilot lost control of his helicopter during a turn as he attempted to exit poor weather conditions en route to Davis Base, Antarctica.
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An Anniversary For a (largely) Forgotten Event

It's 45 years since ALM Flight 980 ditched in the Caribbean.
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FAA Adds to "Lessons Learned" Safety Website

The FAA has updated its "Lessons Learned" safety library with six new modules detailing additional historically significant accidents.
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Caravan Crashes in South Sudan

The aircraft was landing on an unpaved strip.
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Fatal A400M Crash Disrupts Production Recovery Plan

Four of six crew killed during failed emergency return to Seville.
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Cheyenne Pilot Reported Smoke in Cockpit before Crash

The pilot and three passengers were killed when the airplane crashed into terrain.
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Report: Germanwings Copilot Rehearsed Crash Settings

Briefly set altitude on FCU to 100 feet during flight from Dusseldorf to Barcelona
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Communication, Fatigue Eyed in Alaskan Caravan Crash

Flight coordinators performed a risk assessment but did not discuss it, or the findings, with the pilot.
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TSB Reports on Runway Incursion at Calgary

The taxiing Beech 1900 came within 500 feet of a Boeing 737 passing overhead.
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Falcon 900 Lands Safely After In-flight Fire

Investigators found a burned wiring bundle in a storage area in the galley.
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Accidents: May 2015

Preliminary, factual and final