Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Final Report: Learjet crashed in water

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Groton, Conn., June 2, 2006–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the International Jet Charter Learjet’s cras
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Final Report: Ice caused Beechjet flameout

Hawker Beechcraft Beechjet 400A, Sarasota, Fla., July 12, 2004–According to the NTSB, the double engine flameout of the Flight Options Bee
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Fewer accidents, more fatalities in 2007

While the total number of accidents involving business jets and turboprops was down in 2007 compared with the previous year, the accidents were more costly
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Marlin Air Sues University of Michigan

Charter operator Marlin Air of Belleville, Mich., has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from the University of Michigan after the college terminated its c
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Preliminary Report: King air crashes into building

BEECH KING AIR 200, LEOMINSTER, MASS., APRIL 4, 2003–According to the FSDO in Windsor Locks, Conn., King Air N257CG crashed at approximate
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Preliminary Report: Meridian hits wires

Piper PA-46-500TP, Albuquerque, N.M., March 7, 2003–At 7:18 p.m.
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Preliminary Report: Uncontrolled descent leads to crash

Cessna 501, Carey, Idaho, March 15, 2003–The Citation I/SP was destroyed at approximately 2:25 p.m.
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Preliminary Report: Commander 690b breaks up in flight

Rockwell 690B, Homerville, Ga., March 27, 2003–At 1:13 a.m.
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Preliminary Report: S-61 goes down during logging ops

Sikorsky S-61A, Kimble, Tenn., March 23, 2003–At 8 a.m.
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Preliminary Report: Brasilia slides off slippery runway

Embraer EMB-120ER, Cedar City, Utah, March 16, 2003–At 10:45 p.m.
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Preliminary Report: King Air hits mountain; only minor injuries

Beech King Air E-90, Kremmling, Colo., March 19, 2003–At 7:30 p.m.
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Preliminary Report: Caravan crashes following engine stoppage

Cessna 208B, Creswell, Ore., March 5, 2003–Cessna Caravan N9793B crashed into trees during a forced landing following an in-flight engine
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A not so grand day

Grand Aire, a Toledo, Ohio-based air-taxi company, continues to reside under a black cloud as it experienced its fifth and sixth accidents since the beginn
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Weld failure downed Hughes helo in the UK

En route from Wycombe Air Park, northwest of London, to Shoreham on the south coast of England, a Hughes 269C broke into two sections, with the cockpit app
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Preliminary Report: T-prop single crashes on approach

SOCATA TBM 700, LEESBURG, VA., MARCH 1, 2003–TBM 700 N700PP was destroyed, and its three occupants killed, when it crashed into trees duri
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Preliminary Report: Cheyanne and 172 in Midair

PIPER PA-31T AND CESSNA 172P, DENVER, COLO., JAN.
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Preliminary Report: Main rotors strike passenger

BELL 407, HIGH ISLAND 443, GULF OF MEXICO, FEB.
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Preliminary Report: Icy reception for Caravan

CESSNA 208, KOTZEBUE, ALASKA, MARCH 2, 2003–Cessna N205BA sustained substantial damage at about 3:04 p.m.
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Preliminary Report: Meridian clips power lines

PIPER MERIDIAN, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., MARCH 7, 2003–The pilot and his two passengers were killed when their Meridian, N522RF, turbine single
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Factual Report: Cheyanne crashes on IMC

PIPER PA-31T1, GRAHAM, TEXAS, Nov.
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Final Report: Failure to see-and-avoid cost 11 lives

PA-31-350 AND PA-44-180, BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J., AUG.
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Final Report: Wing ice cited in Caravan crash

CESSNA 208, DILLINGHAM, ALASKA, OCT.
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Court confirms $22.6M award in Illinois GIV crash

The fatal crash of the Alberto-Culver Gulfstream IV at Palwaukee Municipal Airport on Oct.
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The Crash That Won’t Go Away

All fatal accidents are tragic, but the crash of Alberto-Culver’s GIV on takeoff from Palwaukee Municipal Airport on that windy late October morning nearly
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IMC, pilot error cited in rotorcraft mishaps

If all flights took place in flawless conditions, in ideal weather and with perfectly designed aircraft that are maintained to impossibly impeccable standa
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Three Killed in Crash of Citation Eagle II

All three people aboard a Citation Eagle II were killed when the twinjet crashed while on approach in rain and mist to Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey,
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‘Power Loss’ Reported in BA 777 Short Landing at Heathrow

Reports attributed to the captain of a British Airways Boeing 777 that sustained heavy damage when landing at London Heathrow Airport at about 12:42 GMT to
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Marlin Air Sues UM over Contract Dispute

Charter operator Marlin Air of Belleville, Mich., filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from the University of Michigan (UM) after the college terminated its
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Ill-fated Greek Falcon Destined for Middle East

The Greek Falcon 900 in which seven people were killed during a series of violent oscillations on Sept.
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Preliminary Report: Cessna 421 hits rocky terrain

CESSNA 421C, TAJIQUE, N.M., DEC.