Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
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
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Undetected Ground Ice and Bird Avoidance felled Fokker 100
The crash of a Régional Fokker 100 shortly after takeoff from Pau, southwest France, in January 2007 was caused by undetected ground ice and excessive rota
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Flight hours drop, as does safety
Despite reports indicating that operators were flying less in 2008, the number of business aircraft accidents increased from the previous year, according t
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De-icing: NTSB: 'ice bridging' is a myth
Pilots should “activate boots as soon as the airplane enters icing conditions,” according to a safety alert released in December by the NTSB.
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Complex web of factors blamed in HEMS crashes
There is no “magic bullet” solution to the spate of fatal helicopter EMS crashes over the last two years.
Rather, investigation documents
Rather, investigation documents
Safety
AAMS Pushes Mandated NVGs, IFR for Helo EMS
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is recommending the FAA mandate night vision goggles, enhanced vision systems or IFR-only operations for all
Safety
HEMS Crash Documents Reveal Varied, Complex Causes
Not surprisingly, there is no “magic bullet” solution to the spate of fatal helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) crashes over the last two years.
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Int’l ATC Group Sides with NTSB on Brazil Midair
The official Brazilian report on the September 2006 midair between an Embraer Legacy and a Boeing 737 is a “missed opportunity for the Brazilian aviation a
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Pilot Tried To Fake Death in Meridian Crash
Marcus Schrenker, a 38-year-old financial manager under investigation by the SEC, apparently attempted to fake his own death on Sunday by parachuting from
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PHI S-76 Down In Louisiana
Six of seven passengers and both pilots died when a two-year-old Sikorsky S-76C++ crashed into
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Fuel Exhaustion Cited in Citation II Crash
A Cessna Citation II that ran out of fuel and landed gear-up early Sunday morning at Wilmingto
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Brazil Cenipa report blames pilots, ATC in midair
Brazil’s Cenipa accident investigation bureau has issued its report on the September 2006 midair over the Amazon, along with an NTSB dissent.
Safety
Burst tire prompts Global mods
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued four safety recommendations in response to an incident in which a burst tire on a Bombardier Gl
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Jet blast damaged controls of Air Moorea Twin Otter
The Air Moorea DHC-6-300 Twin Otter turboprop that crashed near Moorea Island on Aug.
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NTSB, Cenipa at Odds over Midair Accident Report
The NTSB, which participated in the investigation into the September 2006 midair between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire-owned Embraer Legac
Safety
Brazilian Judge Clears American Pilots of Carelessness
On Monday, Brazilian Federal Court judge Murilo Mendes cleared U.S.
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Preliminary Report: Maintenance flight overruns runway
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A200, Bridgewater, Va., Sept.
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Preliminary Report: Bell crashes off oil rig
Bell 212, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Sept.
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Final Report: Parachutist killed in premature jump
Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bowling Green, Mo., June 21, 2008–A parachutist was killed because he failed to follow procedures/directives b
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Final Report: Gear torque knee failed
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Baton Rouge, La., April 25, 2008–Structural failure of the right main landing gear torque knee caused the
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Final Report: Starflex arm failed
Eurocopter AS 350B2, Hiram, Ga., May 21, 2008–The NTSB attributed the buckling of the AS 350’s tail boom to failure of the starflex arm du
