Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Fokker 50 crash in Luxembourg kills 20
A Luxair Fokker 50 twin turboprop crashed on approach to Luxembourg Findel Airport on November 6, killing 20 of the 22 people on board.
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In-depth exam of aeromed accidents yields results
Last month’s annual meeting of the Association of Air Medical Services was its usual low-key success as some 2,500 aeromedical professionals, a record numb
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Helo air-tour crash was fourth fatal for Papillon
The fatal crash of an Aerospatiale AS 350 at the Grand Canyon on August 10 was the fourth fatal accident of a Papillon Helicopters tour flight since Septem
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Rotorcraft Update: Beloved French baker killed in helo crash
French baking baron Lionel Poilane was killed November 7 when the Agusta 109C he was piloting crashed into the sea off Brittany, France’s northwestern coas
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That's why they're called 'choppers'
GULFSTREAM IV AND BELL 206, SAN DIEGO, CALIF., MAY 12, 2001–Thirteen people–pilots, passengers and line-service personnel–escaped injury w
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In-flight breakup
RAYTHEON KING AIR C90, MUNSON, FLA., JUNE 25, 1999–According to the NTSB, poor judgment killed a pilot and his passenger when their aircra
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Unfortunate meeting
LEARJET 55 AND EXTRA 300, BOCA RATON, FLA., JUNE 23, 2000–“The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to maintain a visual lookout (while climbing
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Preliminary Report: Seven people in six-seat Baron 58P
BEECH BARON 58P, SWANZEY, N.H., SEPT.
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Final Report: Sailplane wing failure killed Engen and friend
SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS 4DM, MINDEN, NEV., JULY 13, 1999– The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the crash o
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Final Report: 737 overruns runway as crew ignores destabilized approach and company procedure
BOEING 737-300, BURBANK, CALIF., MARCH 5, 2000–At about 1811 PST Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, a Boeing 737-300 (N668SW), overran the de
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Final Report: VFR approach in dense fog kills King Air pilot
BEECH KING AIR 200, PIQUA, OHIO, AUG.
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Challenger 604 crash prompts lawsuit
Families of the crew of a Challenger 604 that crashed on takeoff from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Oct.
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Lack of CVR hampers Wellstone crash probe
Regardless of your political persuasion, the death of Sen.
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'Mayday' call preceded fatal Westwind crash
Less than 30 sec before a Westwind 1124A crashed while on the VOR/DME-B approach to Taos (N.M.) Municipal Airport on November 8, controllers heard “mayday”
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Caravan crashes after uncontrolled descent
The instrument-rated commercial pilot and his three passengers were killed November 8 when their 2002 Cessna 208 flying under Part 91 from Las Vegas to Mid
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Charter Aircraft Crashes On Circling Approach
Swearingen SA-227-AT, Beaver Island, Mich., February 8, 2001–Two people were killed, two seriously injured and two sustai
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Commander Accident Kills Famous Photographers
Rockwell Aero Commander 690A, Bishop, Calif., Aug.
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Nepalese Monsoon Claims Two Twin Otters
de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Surkhet, Nepal, July 17, 2002–All four (including two crewmembers) aboard the Skyline Airways Twin Otter (9
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Private Pilot Crashes in King Air on Takeoff
Beech King Air E90, Bloomington, Ill., July 21, 2002–A private pilot and his sole passenger were killed when their Beech E90 (N12KA) crash
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Senator Wellstone killed in King Air crash
The NTSB is investigating the October 25 crash of a chartered King Air A100 (N41BE) that killed Sen.
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More accident data now on NTSB web site
The NTSB has expanded its online database to include synopses of accidents occurring from 1962 to the present.
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Air Accident Investigation Branch hails proud history
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the UK’s Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) lays claim to being the world’s o
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Behind the Scenes at AAIB
The UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) boasts a permanent staff of just 45 people and a seemingly modest annual budget of £4.5 million ($6.3 mil
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Extensive injuries reported in Citation CJ2 crash
The pilot and two of his three passengers were seriously injured October 7 when their 2002 Citation CJ2 landed long at Dexter (Maine) Airport, went off the
