Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Preliminary Report: Angolan King Air hit mountain
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Huambo, Angola, Jan.
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Final Report: Inadequate training blamed in fatal crash
Eurocopter EC 135P1, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the EMS helicopter crash to be the operator’
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Final Report: Nosegear actuator failed
Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of this landing accident to be the failur
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Final Report: Merlin lost control, collided with airport sign
Swearingen SA-226T, Wheeling, Ill., April 11, 2007-A partial failure of the left engine propeller governor made directional control impossible, and
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Final Report: Downsloped wet runway factor in overrun
Dassault Falcon 900C, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–The NTSB attributed the runway overrun to the ATP-rated pilot’s decision to land with e
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Final Report: Blown tire finding disputed
Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident involving the Avantair Piaggi
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46 Die in ATR Crash
Investigators analyzed data last month from the CVR and FDR recovered from the ATR 42-300 that crashed into a sheer cliff face in the Venezuelan Andes on F
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Engine Problems Reported Before UK Citation Crash
The crew of a Cessna Citation I that came down soon after takeoff from Biggin Hill Airport, southeast of London, on Sunday is understood to have reported e
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New wings installed, damaged Mustang returns to service
The first customer-owned very light jet to sustain major damage, Cessna Citation Mustang S/N 049, returned to service on February 29 some two months after
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Ice or frost on the wing
A preliminary report issued by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Board on the January 4 crash of Challenger 604 N90AG at Birmingham, England, raises a sus
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Birdstrike Eyed in Citation Crash
A 1975 Cessna Citation I (N113SH) that crashed March 4 while taking off from Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport is reported to have encountered a flock of bi
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Preliminary Report: Jetprop DLX crashes on takeoff
JETPROP DLX CONVERSION OF PIPER PA-46-310P, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet ‘high and fast’ on landing
GATES LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT.
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Preliminary Report: Aeromed flight barely gets off the ground
AGUSTA A109E, DALLAS, TEXAS, SEPT.
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Mx manual scrutinized in Colgan 1900D crash
An FAA review of maintenance procedures following the August 26 crash of a Colgan Air Beech 1900D near Hyannis, Mass., has found that Raytheon service manu
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Air-tour Crash Site Nearly Same as 2001 Crash
The fatal crash on September 20 of an American Eurocopter AStar operated by Las Vegas air-tour operator Sundance Helicopters killed all six of the rotorcra
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Five Killed in Two Bell 206 Accidents
A Bell 206L3 owned and operated by Petroleum Helicopters crashed on its way to an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on October 10, killing the pilot and t
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First Major-damage VLJ Returns to Service
The first very light jet to suffer major damage, Cessna Citation Mustang S/N 049, returned to service on February 29 after enduring the collapse of its lef
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Birdstrike/Ingestion Eyed in Citation Crash
A 1975 Cessna Citation I (N113SH) that crashed Tuesday afternoon while taking off from Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport is reported to have encountere
