Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Fuel system remains focus of investigation into BA 777 crash
Safety officials probing the circumstances leading to the January 17 accident of a British Airways (BA) Boeing 777 at London Heathrow are continuing to foc
Accidents
Rotorcraft Update: Milwaukee ENG helicopter crash claims pilot
A Robinson R44 operated by Milwaukee TV station WISN crashed late in the afternoon of December 12, killing its pilot, 47-year-old John Michael Wilson, and
Accidents
Maintenance error led to gear-up landing
BEECH 1900D, ROCHESTER, N.Y., JUNE 3, 2000–The Safety Board determined probable cause for a gear-up landing by a CommutAir Beech 1900D dur
Accidents
Rotorcraft Update: Nepalese princess killed in helicopter crash
Just a few months after her estranged husband was fatally shot along with eight other members of the Nepalese royal family, Princess Prekshya Shah, 49, was
Accidents
Final Report: Unstabilized approach led to crash
BOEING 737-200, PATNA, INDIA, JULY 17, 2000–What causes a flight crew to lose control of their aircraft, without mechanical failure as a c
Accidents
Engine failure doubtful in Learjet crash
Neither engine showed any signs of catastrophic failure or fuel starvation, according to the NTSB’s preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air Carg
Accidents
Zurich Citation crash kills two
A Cessna Citation V crashed immediately after takeoff from Switzerland’s Zurich Airport at 10:06 p.m.
Accidents
737 rudder incident under investigation
The NTSB is investigating whether a rudder problem caused a United Boeing 737 to swing suddenly left and right and bank sharply while descending for landin
Regulations and Government
Stormy night approach into LIT was ‘a can of worms’
Once again, the deadly duo of “get-there-itis” and fatigue joined forces to seduce an airline crew into attempting a landing at Little Rock National Airpor
Accidents
Crossair Avro RJ100 crash kills 24
Switzerland’s Crossair suffered its second fatal accident in less than two years on November 24, when one of the regional airline’s Avro RJ100s crashed int
Accidents
Structure scrutinized in Airbus crash
The NTSB is examing the structural integrity of the all-composite tail of the Airbus A300-600 that crashed November 12 after liftoff from New York JFK Airp
Aircraft
Learjet fatal crash investigation starts
Investigators have started their probe into the crash of a Universal Jet Aviation (Boca Raton, Fla.) Learjet 25B, N5UJ, as it was taking off from Pittsburg
FBOs
Two Menzies aviation people killed in AA587 crash
Menzies Aviation Group employees Dennis Blair and Sylvie Greleau were two of the casualties on American Airlines Flight 587, the Airbus A300 that crashed i
Accidents
Probe starts into fatal Cheyenne crash
Investigation has started into the crash of Piper Cheyenne N6134A about 10 mi northeast of Graham, Texas, that killed the pilot and his three passengers, a
Accidents
Pilot blamed in crash of VFR King Air in IMC
“Poor judgment” and “overconfidence” on the part of the pilot caused the January 14 accident of a King Air A90 near Lake Point, Utah, according to the NTSB
Aircraft
After the crash: Avcon to resume Learjet fin program
Avcon Industries, manufacturer of aft fuselage delta fins and other mods to improve directional stability and increase payload/range capability for the Lea
Accidents
Miami jury finds Cubans guilty in 1996 shootdown
Last month a Miami jury found Gernando Hernandez, a Cuban agent, guilty of conspiracy to murder in the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed, civilian airplanes fl
Accidents
Rotorcraft Update: Eight killed in South Korea S-76 crash
A Sikorsky S-76 hit an electrical tower near the port city of Chinhae, South Korea, on July 5 and crashed into the sea, killing eight of the 12 peopl
