Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Cargo Learjet crashes on approach to PWK

The NTSB is investigating the January 5 fatal crash of a Learjet 35A in Prospect Heights, Ill.
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Falcon crash in Bahamas mars 2009 safety record

The sole fatal accident involving a U.S.-registered business jet in 2009 occurred on December 17 when a Dassault Falcon 20D crashed on the sparsely populat
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Legacy Midair Pilots Still in Legal Jungle

American charter firm ExcelAire and pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino remain entangled in Brazilian legal battles more than three years after the Sep
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Ohio MU-2 Accident Claims Four

A Mitsubishi MU-2 crashed on the afternoon of January 18 during approach to landing at Lorain County Regional airport in Elyria, Ohio, killing all four occ
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2009 Bizav Accidents Decrease as Flight Hours Decline

As flight activity last year declined from that of the previous year–by between 14 and 20 percent–so too did the number of U.S.
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Four Fatalities in Ohio MU-2 Accident

A Mitsubishi MU-2 crashed yesterday afternoon during approach to landing at Lorain County Regional airport in Elyria, Ohio.
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Cargo Learjet 35 Crashes on Approach to Chicago Exec

A Royal Air Freight Learjet 35 crashed into a river in a forest preserve on Tuesday afternoon while on approach to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, I
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Bahamas Falcon Crash Mars 2009 Bizjet Safety Record

The NTSB, along with the FAA and Dassault, has joined the investigation into the December 17 crash of a Falcon 20D in the Bahamas–the only fatal business j
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Preliminary report: King Air downed in severe weather

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct.
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Preliminary report: MEDEVAC crash fatal for pilot, crew

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Doyle, Calif., Nov.
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Preliminary report: Longranger makes watery landing

Bell 206L-1, Gulf of Mexico, Nov.
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Preliminary report: King Air crashes on test flight

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Greer, S.C., Nov.
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Preliminary report: Pilot lands after bird shatters windshield

Hawker Beechcraft C99, Show Low, Ariz., Nov.
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Factual report: Aborted takeoff damages Learjet

Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March.
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Factual reports: Helicopter loses engine on landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Loreto, Peru, Oct.
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Factual report: Jetranger slips off paltform

Bell 206, Gumboro Township, Del., Aug.
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Final report: Pilot missteps doomed twin commander

Twin Commander 690C, Wray, Colo., Jan.
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Final report: Cause of fatal Bell crash eludes Canada's TSB

Bell 206B, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, May 13, 2008–Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) was unable to determine the cause of the power loss
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Final reports: Soveriegn struck by ground equipment at LAX

Cessna Citation 680 Sovereign, Los Angeles, Nov.
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Final reports: CBAA oversight lacking in Global 5000 crash

Bombardier Global 5000, Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nov.
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Final report: Pilot blamed for TBM crash

Socata TBM700, Kennesaw, Ga., July 15, 2008–The NTSB attributed the fatal crash of the single-engine turboprop to the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed
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Newsmakers 2009: Colgan Air crash ignites troubling questions for regionals

When a Colgan Air Q400 crashed on a winter’s night in February, killing all 49 people on board and one on the ground, airframe icing was an early subject o
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Newsmakers 2009: FAA acts quickly in wake of Hudson River midair

On August 8, a tour helicopter climbing from a Hudson River heliport in Manhattan collided with a Piper PA-32 Lance piston single.
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Newsmakers 2009: Platinum Jet execs, employees indicted on conspiracy charges

When a Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management
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All Survive Westwind Ditching in Pacific

After three missed approaches at Norfolk Island in the South Pacific due to bad weather, Capt.
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Preliminary Report: Citation clips sign on takeoff

Cessna 550 Citation II, San Diego, Calif., Oct.
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Preliminary Report: Jet blast injures line worker

Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Kremmling, Colo., Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Dual power loss downs King Air

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Aurora, Texas, Oct.
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Final Report: King Air destroyed in Canadian crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada, Jan.
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Final Report: Citation damaged in birdstrike

Cessna 550 Citation II, Sellersburg, Ind., June 5, 2009–A collision with
a large bird damaged the Citation II as it departed from Clark Regio