Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Aircraft
Was 10-seat PC-12 That Crashed Legal with 14 Aboard?
The Pilatus PC-12 that crashed Sunday afternoon in Butte, Mont., was configured with only 10 seats, but under FAR Part 91 it might have been legal to carry
Aircraft
Fourteen Perish in Pilatus PC-12 Crash
Seven adults and seven children aboard a Pilatus PC-12 (N128CM) were killed when the turboprop
Rotorcraft
Crash Prompts S-92 Groundings
Examination of wreckage from the March 12 crash of a Cougar Helicopters S-92 prompted manufact
Accidents
Platinum Jet Principals, Employees Plead Not Guilty
Two of the six people arrested and charged in connection with the 2005 Platinum Jet Management Challenger 600 crash at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport entered not
Accidents
Burbank Night Curfew Inches Closer
The Burbank-Glendale Airport Authority last month delivered to the FAA the first-ever application for airport access restrictions that would apply to Stage
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FAA Warns of Battery Fires
An FAA policy memo issued last month highlights the potential safety hazards associated with the rechargeable lithium batteries in electronic flight bag (E
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Preliminary Reports: Fedex ATR lands short
Aerospatiale Alenia ATR 42-320, Lubbock, Texas, Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Twin Commander 690 hits mountains
Twin Commander 690B, Rio Grande, P.R., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Mexico
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Punta Chivato, Mexico, Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Meridian crashes at Marshfield
Piper PA-46-500TP Meridian, Marshfield, Wis., Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Amphibian runs into hillside
Grumman G-21A Goose, Thormanby Island, British Columbia, Nov.
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Factual Report: Skydiving flight fatal for six
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100, Sullivan, Mo., July 29, 2006–Shortly after takeoff from Sullivan Regional Airport, with flames coming from the right engine,
Accidents
‘Loud Noise’ Preceded crash of PHI S-76
The NTSB is continuing its investigation into the fatal January 4 crash of a PHI-operated 2006 Sikorsky S-76C++ near Morgan City, La.
Accidents
Final Report: Bandeirante pilot overflew Vermont airport
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Pownal, Vt., Aug.
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Final Report: Rotor blade separated
Hughes 369A, Moulton, Ala., May 13, 2007–The NTSB blamed the crash of the 369 on the separation of its main rotor blade from its tension torsion bar, but <
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Final Report: Pilot pushed spoileron circuit breaker
Bombardier Learjet 35A, Goodland, Kan., Oct.
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Icing eyed in Colgan Q400 crash
The crew of the Colgan Air Q400 that crashed outside Buffalo on February 12 observed “significant” ice accretion on the aircraft’s windows and wings before
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Landing Falcon 10 Hits Snowbanks
A Bermuda-registered Falcon 10 veered off the runway after touchdown at Samaden Airport in Switzerland on January 12 and hit piled snow.
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NTSB Raises Maintenance Issues in Nascar Crash
The NTSB determined that a July 2007 accident in Sanford, Fla., which killed the two aboard the airplane and three people on the ground, was caused by a se
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CRJ lost cowling in flight
Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the in-flight separation of the left engine transl
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Cargo door opened in flight
Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Page, Ariz., March 26, 2008–The NTSB concluded that the flight crew’s unprofessional behavior and deviation from standard operatin
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Excel veered off gravel runway
Cessna Citation Excel 560XL, Port Heiden, Alaska, April 30, 2008–The Excel ran off the gravel-topped Runway 23 at Port Heiden Airport (PTH) as a res
