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CJ Pilot Reported Autopilot Failure Before Fatal Crash

A CitationJet pilot told controllers that his autopilot had failed, along with other instruments, shortly before the aircraft crashed Monday in Utah.

January 19, 2016

U.S. Bizjet Accident Fatalities Plummet in 2015

Meanwhile, the number of non-fatal mishaps last year increased threefold, rising from six in 2014 to 18.

January 4, 2016

Accidents: January 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports

January 2, 2016

Crew Irregularities Reported in Fatal Learjet Crash

CVR reveals that no checklists were used from the beginning to the end of flight.

December 21, 2015

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First Fatal Accident of an Eclipse Bizjet Reported

The aircraft, built in 2008, was the first Eclipse to be registered in the African continent.

December 10, 2015

Actor Morgan Freeman Unhurt in SJ30 Incident

Reports indicate that one of the SJ30’s tires blew shortly after takeoff from Fletcher Field in Clarksdale, Mississippi, at 3:04 p.m.

December 7, 2015

Accidents: December 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports

December 2, 2015

Faulty Rudder Control, Pilots' Response Led to AirAsia Crash

A sequence of events led to the December 2014 crash of the AirAsia Airbus A320, the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee found.

December 1, 2015

Answers Sought for Why Citation Crashed While En Route

The Citation was cleared to climb to 41,000 feet before it vanished from radar and crashed.

November 23, 2015

NTSB Points to Icing in Citation Crash

The pilot took off with malfunctioning instruments and was then faced with elevated workload as the aircraft entered severe icing conditions.

November 23, 2015

Clark Wins NBAA Meritorious Award for Winglets

Technology has saved two billion gallons of fuel and reduced emissions.

November 19, 2015

Russia Concludes Bomb Brought Down Metrojet A321

Explosives residue found on wreckage

November 17, 2015

NTSB: Weather 'Key Focus Area' in Hawker Crash

NTSB is beginning its first full day of the investigation.

November 12, 2015

NTSB Investigating Hawker 700 Crash in Akron

The aircraft erupted into flames after striking power lines and a building a mile from Runway 25 at Akron Fulton International Airport.

November 11, 2015

AW609 Crashed During High-speed Testing

Accident aircraft had logged 567 hours since its first flight in November 2006 and was scheduled to complete flight-testing by the end of next year.

November 9, 2015

Intelligence Points to Sinai Bomb Attack As Investigation Continues

Russia and the UK suspended flights to and from Egypt while awaiting the findings of an investigation into the October 31 crash of a Metrojet A321.

November 7, 2015

Incorrect Nav Frequency Setting Led To Citation CFIT

The two pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed about 600 feet short of the VOR station, which was about one mile from the runway.

November 6, 2015

Accident: November 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports

November 2, 2015

NTSB: 'Improper' Mx Caused Caravan Engine Failure

Post-accident examination of the engine revealed that all of the compressor turbine blades had separated.

November 2, 2015

Torqued: Is Gulfstream IV Crash Corporate Aviation’s Wakeup Call?

How does this incredibly experienced, long-time crew end up with a habitual failure to comply with checklists?

November 1, 2015

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