Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Brazil Midair Marks Second Anniversary with Open Questions
Two years after the collision between an Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Boeing 737 sent the Brazilian airliner crashing into the Amazon forest with the loss
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NTSB Issues Update on S.C. Learjet 60 Crash
The NTSB yesterday released an update on its investigation of the Learjet 60 that crashed while taking off from the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport ju
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Preliminary Report: Pilot's door pops open
Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bakersfield, Calif., July 9, 2008–The pilot’s door of the Amflight Beech 99 opened while the airplane was flyi
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Preliminary Report: Brakes lock on CitationJet
Cessna 525 CitationJet, London, Ky., July 29, 2008–The brakes are thought to have locked when the CitationJet was taking off from London-C
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Preliminary Report: Caravan crashes in Chile
Cessna Caravan 208B, La Junta, Chile, June 7, 2008–The commercial pilot was killed when the Patagonia Airlines Caravan crashed in the mountains west
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Preliminary Report: Learjet suffers electrical loss
Bombardier Learjet 35A, Guadalajara, Mexico, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Utah
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Moab, Utah, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Fokker hits antenna
Fokker F-27 Friendship 500, Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Skydivers' King Air loses power
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Aug.
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Preliminary Report: LongRanger loses power
Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Heber Springs, Ark., Aug.
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Factual Report: New data on ENG midair
American Eurocopter AS 350B2 N613TV/Eurocopter AS 350B2 N215TV, Phoenix, July 27, 2007–The NTSB has released factual information about the
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Final Report: Learjet pilot failed to compensate for wind
Bombardier Learjet 35A, Aniak, Alaska, Feb.
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Final Report: King Air crashed into Colorado mountains
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Pagosa Springs, Colo., Oct.
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Final Report: 'Inadequate' icing guidance for Cessna Citations
Cessna Citation 500, Beverly, Mass., March 17, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the Air Trek Citation icing accident was the
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Phoenix ENG midair spurs reforms
A fatal midair between two television news helicopters in Phoenix last year has prompted better communications and procedures within the local helicopter c
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Bell 212 Crashes on Dubai Oil Rig
Two pilots and five passengers aboard an Aerogulf Bell 212 died September 3 when their helicopter crashed onto the oil drilling platform Resilient off the
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Blown Tire Eyed in Learjet 60 Crash
At press time, the NTSB was finishing its on-scene investigation of a Learjet 60SE (N999LJ) fatal accident at Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport.
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Student Pilot Awarded $4.5 Million in Midair Suit
The FAA has agreed to pay $4.5 million in damages to Gavin Heyworth, the sole survivor of a Nov.
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Scientists studying pulsars as potential GPS backup
Operators in the future will possibly be able to use X-rays from pulsating stars–or pulsars– light years away from earth to navigate with the same accuracy
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NetJets Consolidating Pilots Into Single Seniority List
NetJets pilots will be consolidated into a system-wide seniority list, per a letter of agreement penned by NetJets and the NetJets Association of Shared Ai
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Blown Tire Eyed in Learjet 60 Crash
NTSB investigators are still on scene at the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport, sorting through the wreckage of a chartered Learjet 60SE (N999LJ) that c
Regulations and Government
Settlement Reached in 1996 Gulfstream IV Accident
Years of litigation over a Gulfstream IV fatal crash at Palwaukee (Ill.) Municipal Airport (since renamed Chicago Executive Airport) in October 1996 finall
