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Accidents: July 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports

TransAsia Crash Report Cites Pilot Error

Crew failed to respond properly to uncommanded autofeather

Egyptair FDR Data Confirms Smoke in Cockpit, Avionics Bay

Repair efforts on CVR from crashed Airbus A320 continue

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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France Opens Manslaughter Probe Tied to Egyptair Crash

Inquiry launched as investigators continue attempts to extract data from FDR, CVR

Singapore Airlines 777 Catches Fire Following Diversion

Crew turns back to Changi following engine oil indication

Voice Recorder from Doomed Egyptair A320 Found

Device's memory unit retrieved from wreckage found some 10,000 feet under the Mediterranean

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

Accidents: June 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports

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.

AIBN, Airbus Helicopters Zero In on H225 Crash Cause

Lift-strut attachment is suspect number one, according to airframer.

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.

Smoke Detected in EgyptAir A320 Before Crash

ACARS data indicates several malfunctions in quick succession

Wreckage of Missing Egyptair A320 Found

Debris located 180 miles north of Alexandria

Missing Egyptair Airbus A320 Presumed Destroyed

Search teams deployed in Mediterranean Sea

AIN Blog: Risky Business (Animals in Airplanes)

Were an unrestrained dog and two cats a factor in an aircraft accident?

EASA Issues Emergency AD for Airbus Helicopters H225

Norwegian investigators rule out “human error on board."

Accidents: May 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports

Hawker Crash CVR: FO Had Difficulty Flying IFR Approach

All nine persons aboard died when the jet crashed into an apartment building two miles from Ohio's Akron Fulton International Airport.

Pilot Incapacitation Preceded TBM 700 Landing Accident

Both the pilot and passenger were not injured in the Dec. 15, 2015 accident, but the aircraft was substantially damaged.

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