Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Accidents

Harrison Ford in Crash Near SMO

Ford has long championed general aviation, most recently fighting to preserve SMO.
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Accident Closes New York LaGuardia Airport

Delta MD-88 skids off runway and nearly into Flushing Bay
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New Mexico Police Discuss Search and Rescue Accident

New Mexico State Police flight department reviewed operations in response to critical NTSB report.
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Aerosafe Helps Operators With Risk Management

Risk management work with Australian Army aviators lead Kimberly Turner to found Aerosafe Risk Management
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Accidents: March 2015

Preliminary and final reports
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ATSB Details Undershoot Accident in South Australia

The pilot made one go-around but elected not to make a second.
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Aussie TSB Reopens Westwind Crash Investigation

The original final accident report has been removed from the public domain.
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Propeller Overhaul Preceded Beech 1900 Crash

Aircraft was in left turn before accident.
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NTSB Publishes Preliminary Report on Texas Cessna 441 Crash

Pilot became distracted during the instrument approach by something that has not yet been identified.
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Robinson R44s Grounded Down Under

Aviation authorities in New Zealand and Australia grounded all of the nearly 600 Robinson helicopters based there fitted with stainless-steel main rotors.
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Emergency Spindle AD Grounds Enstroms for Inspections

Action affects approximately 323 U.S.-registered helicopters.
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GIV Aborts Takeoff at Eagle After Control Problem

The crew stopped the aircraft successfully above rotation speed.
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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Meridian Crash

The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
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Four Die in Miami Turboprop Accident

Aircraft was attempting to return to airport when it crashed.
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TransAsia Pilots Undergo Retesting for Engine-Failure Response

Ten pilots have failed CAA-ordered tests
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AIN Blog: What's Wrong With Pilot Training?

The aviation industry has an opportunity to provide pilot training that could prevent the kinds of accident that have been happening.
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Both Engines Lost Power Before TransAsia Crash

FDR data suggests pilots shut fuel supply to left engine
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Taiwan Orders Checks on ATRs after TransAsia Crash

Order also affects fellow Taiwanese regional Uni Air
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Australian Transport Workers Call for AirAsia Safety Audit

Leaked report on crash of QZ8501 questions pilot training
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TransAsia ATR 72 Crashes in Taiwan, Killing At Least 23

Second deadly crash for Taiwanese airline in seven months
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NTSB Cites Loss of Control in EMS Helicopter Accident

October 2013 crash claimed all three aboard the helicopter.
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Aussie Helo Operator Proactively Addresses Rollover Accident

The chartered helicopter was attempting to pick up passengers from a rocky ledge.
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Disappearance of MH370 Officially Declared an Accident

239 passengers and crewmembers presumed dead
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Global 5000 Damaged in Philippines Runway Excursion

Large-cabin business jet departed the left side of the runway into wet, grassy terrain, collapsing the left main and nosewheel landing gear.
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Citation Loss of Control Points to Pilot and Equipment Failures

Faulty angle-of-attack sensor identified in CJ upset incident.
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Searchers Find Fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501

Recovery operation to resume Thursday
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Helicopters, GA Return To NTSB's Most Wanted List

The agency's 2015 "Most Wanted" list focuses on public helicopter safety, loss of control in flight and commercial pilot compliance.
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Challenger 300, King Air Damaged in Brazil Hangar Collapse

A hangar roof at São Paulo Congonhas Airport collapsed on Thursday during a summer storm, damaging a Challenger 300 and crushing a King Air.
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Divers Recover FDR from AirAsia Flight 8501

Search efforts turn to retrieving CVR
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NTSB Gives FAA a Pass on Crash Investigation Info Leak

The FAA drew fire from the NTSB for “mistakenly releasing preliminary information” about a March 2014 US Airways accident in Philadelphia.