Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Final Report: FAA-approved maintenance procedure cited in fatal accident
MD-80, Anacapa Island, Calif., Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet crashes into house
Bombardier Learjet 35A, São Paulo, Brazil, Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Engine quits on Mexican caravan
Cessna 208B Caravan, Culiacan, Mexico, Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Cargo Caravan collides Beech 18
Cessna Caravan C208B, Opa Locka, Fla., Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Fog possible factor in Chino crash
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Chino, Calif., Nov.
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Preliminary Report: GIV nosegear collapses
Gulfstream Aerospace GIV, Sugar Land, Texas, Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Global 5000 lands short
Bombardier Global 5000, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nov.
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Factual Report: Fractional Avantis suffer two mishaps
Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The left landing gear of the Avantair Avanti collapsed on landing at Hollywood Inter
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Final Report: Swiss JetRanger crashed in Glacier
Bell 206B JetRanger III, Sustenlimi, Switzerland, March 26, 2005–The JetRanger, carrying three skiers to the Steinfletscher glacier, crashed in the
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Final Report: Falcon lost cowling for endetermining reasons
Dassault Falcon 2000, Stilesville, Ind., April 14, 2006–The NTSB was unable to determine why the left engine cowling of Falcon N722JB detached and h
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Final Report: Pilot fatigue a factor in metro crash
Fairchild SA-227-AC Metro, Grain Valley, Mo., Aug.
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Final Report: King Air pilot flared improperly
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, Wallkill, N.Y., July 27, 2007–The “very hard” landing of the King Air, breaking off the right main gear, w
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Eclipse Avio NG certified
On December 20, Eclipse Aviation announced that it had received FAA certification of the Avio NG avionics and systems control suite for the Eclipse 500 VLJ
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Global 5000 Lands Short of Runway
N50DS, a Bombardier Global 5000, landed short of a runway in the Caribbean islands on December 12 and sustained damage after hitting an airport perimeter f
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Cenipa: ‘No Indication’ Pilots Are To Blame
Cenipa, Brazil’s aviation accident investigation agency, released a statement to the Brazilian news agencies in November that appears to dispute the claims
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Another Global 5000 Lands Just Short of Runway
A Bombardier Global 5000 landed short of a runway in the Caribbean islands on December 12 and sustained damage after hitting an airport perimeter fence.
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Factual Report: Jetstar lost flap in flight
LOCKHEED 1329-23E JETSTAR, HOUSTON, TEXAS, MAY 15, 2004–JetStar N57NR sustained minor damage when the left flap assembly detached while th
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Factual Report: MU-2 loss of control
MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO, APRIL 15, 2002–Experiencing a loss of control while orbiting, Mitsubishi N45BS crashed into an
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Final Report: Stall blamed in King Air crash
BEECHCRAFT KING AIR B200, LEOMINSTER, MASS., APRIL 4, 2003–The NTSB determined that the pilot’s low-altitude maneuver with an excessive ba
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Final Report: Failure to go around cited in Beechjet overrun
RAYTHEON BEECH 400A, BALTIMORE, MD., MAY 1, 2002–Beechjet N498CW, a fractionally owned and operated airplane managed by Flight Options, wa
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Factual Report: WX possible factor in crash
ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, CORTEZ, COLO., JAN.
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Preliminary Report: MU-2 crashes short of BWI
MITSUBISHI MU-2B-60, FERNDALE, MD., MAY 14, 2004–At 7:24 a.m., Mitsubishi MU-2B N755AF, operating as Epps Air Service Flight 101, was dest
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Final Report: Causes of loss-of-control accidents undetermined
CESSNA CARAVAN 208B, ROCKFORD, ILL., DEC.
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Recent accidents strike a blow for regional airlines
Just when it looked as if the image of the regional airline industry escaped relatively unscathed from last year’s spate of accidents, the crash of two mor
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Preliminary Report: MU-2 found in Napa River
MITSUBISHI MU-2B-40, NAPA, CALIF., MARCH 11, 2004–The owner-pilot of the 1979 Mitsubishi twin turboprop, N966MA, and his passenger were ki
