Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Accidents

Final Report: Notar cable failure prompted autorotation

MD Helicopters MD902, Salinas, Calif., July 21, 2008–The NTSB has determined that the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control of the helic
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Factual Report: Improper loading damages caravan

Cessna 208B, Molokai, Hawaii, Oct.
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Preliminary Report: Beech 1900C goes down after takeoff

Hawker Beechcraft 1900C, Sand Point, Alaska, Jan.
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Factual Reports: Taxiing Sabreliner Wreaks Havoc at FXE

Sabreliner NA-265-80, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.
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Factual Report: Citation II Experiences Control Problems

Cessna 550 Citation II, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 14, 2008–Before takeoff from Palma de Majorca, the Citation II had several system warni
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Factual Report: Citation II Skids After Gear Collapse

Cessna 550 Citation II, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 29, 2009–During landing roll at Salt Lake City International Airport at the end of a Part 91 fl
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Factual Report: Helicopter Crashes During Police Chase

Bell 206L-4, Conroe, Texas, Oct.
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Preliminary Report: C99 Damaged in ICY Landing

Hawker Beechcraft C99, Kearney, Neb., Jan.
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Preliminary Report: MU-2 Crashes on Approach

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan.
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Preliminiary Report: Falcon Skids on Takeoff

Dassault Falcon 20C, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
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Preliminiary Report: Power-Line Collision Claims Four Lives

Bell 206B, Auberry, Calif., Jan.
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Preliminary Report: S-76 Rolls on Platform Landing

Sikorsky S-76C++, Gulf of Mexico, Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Helicopter Damaged After Autorotation

Bell 407, Decatur, Texas, Dec.
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Platinum Jet Trial Postponed until May

The trial of Michael and Paul Brassington, John Kimberling, Brien McKenzie and pilot Francis Vieira, executives and employees of now defunct Platinum Jet M
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Ice in Fuel System Caused 777 Crash

A fuel-flow restriction at the fuel/oil heat exchanger (FOHE) on the right engine and “most likely” on the left-hand FOHE resulted in the January 2008 cras
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Safety Board Rules on Colgan Q400 Crash

The NTSB has ruled that last February’s crash of a Colgan Air Q400<
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Preliminiary Report: Narsarsuaq Diversion Downs Piaggio

Piaggio Avanti II, Greenland, Oct.
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Preliminiary Report: Metro Skids on Landing

Fairchild (M7 Aerospace is the current TC holder) Metro III, Somerset, Ky., Jan.
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Preliminiary Report: Socaca Damaged in Bad-Weather Landing

Socata TBM700, Truckee, Calif., Dec.
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Factual Report: Flawed Fan Blades Afflict Two Learjets

Bombardier Learjet 60, Palm Springs, Calif., March 31, 2007–N244X, operated by Jet Solutions, suffered a loss of power in its left engine while cruising at
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Factual Report: Fatal King Air Crash on Final

Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90, Egelsbach, Germany, Dec.
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Factual Report: Dutch PC-12 Crashes on Takeoff

Pilatus PC-12/47, Weert, The Netherlands, Oct.
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Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
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Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
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Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
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Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
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Final Report: Overloading Blamed in Fatal Helicopter Crash

Hughes 369D, Price, Utah, July 19, 2008–The pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning for the takeoff and the loading (which exceeded the lift perf
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Final Report: Icy Runways Led to Two Jet Mishaps

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.
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Final Report: Cennected GPU Claims Longranger

Bell 206L-3, White Plains, N.Y., Aug.
Safety

Hot Section Torque: FAA must focus on preventing overrun crashes

The underwear bomber’s abortive attempt to blow up a Northwest/Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit quickly overshadowed aviation’s other lucky break thi