Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Cargo MU-2 crashed en route to Bangor
MITSUBISHI MU-2, PITTSFIELD, MASS., MARCH 25, 2004–At about 5:45 a.m., MU-2 N201UV crashed a half mile east of Pittsfield Airport (PSF).
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Final Report: Midfield touchdown, tailwind caused Citation overrun
CESSNA CITATION S550, BIG BEAR, CALIF., AUG.
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Final Report: Stall in icing downed King Air on approach
RAYTHEON KING AIR E90, RENO, NEV., MARCH 13, 2002–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s inadequate approa
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One Day, Two Crashes, 15 Killed
The NTSB is in the preliminary stages of its investigation into two separate business aircraft accidents on October 24 that killed 15 people.
Accidents
Airbus, airline react to NTSB findings
American Airlines and the copilot of Flight 587 are officially being blamed for the November 2001 crash of an Airbus A300 after the vertical tail separated
Safety
Torqued: Preventing icing-related accidents
As I prepared to write this column the television and radio news programs were reporting on the recent spate of business aviation accidents.
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Preliminary Report: Ice a factor in Caravan crash?
Cessna 208B Caravan, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Safeway landing proves fatal for EMS flight
Eurocopter AStar AS 350B3, Apache Junction, Ariz., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Engine shutdown precedes MU-2 crash
Mitsubishi MU-2, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet 25 landing mishap
Bombardier Learjet 25B, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec.
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Preliminary Report: All aboard escape King air takeoff crash
Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.
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Factual Report: Citation damaged in landing accident
Cessna Citation 560XL, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec.
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Final Report: Citation crew ignored stabilizer problems
Cessna Citation 560XL, Wheeling, Ill., Nov.
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Final report: Improper trim setting caused Citation overrun
Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–The NTSB determined that the cause of N13VP’s runway overrun during an aborted tak
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Preliminary Report: NTSB updates report on Truckee Learjet fatal
Learjet 35, Truckee, Calif., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Canadian Caravan loses power
Cessna 208B Caravan, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Citation crash kills four
Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, Carlsbad, Calif., Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Citation overruns at Kansas City
Cessna Citation I (500), Kansas City, Mo., Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Two aircraft lose windshields
Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Joplin, Mo., Jan.
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Factual Report: TBM instructional flight ends with uncommanded banking
Socata TBM 700, Lancaster, Calif., Dec.
Rotorcraft
Final Report: EMS helicopter crashed in fog
Bell 407, Newberry, S.C., July 13, 2004–The NTSB blamed the EMS helicopter accident on the pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance as a result
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Final Report: Spatial disorientation brought down Caravan
Cessna 208B Caravan, Spanish Fort, Ala., Oct.
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Final Report: Hydraulic failure a factor in NYC newscopter crash
Eurocopter AS 350BA, Brooklyn, N.Y., May 4, 2004–The NTSB blamed the crash of Helinet Aviation Services’ WNBC News Chopper 4 on the pilot’
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Final Report: Engine-control problems plagued MU-2
Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A, La Verne, Calif., March 27, 2004–The NTSB said the probable cause of the hard landing was the pilot’s failure to com
Aircraft
Challenger 605 cockpit replete with technology
While Gulfstream’s and Dassault’s top models are breaking the traditional mold with their advanced integrated cockpits, the Challenger 605 Bombardier intro
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Brazil Investigators: U.S. Pilots Didn’t Turn Off Transponder
Brazilian authorities have continually blamed ExcelAire pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino for a midair between their Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines Boeing
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Final Report: Gear torque knee failed
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B300, Englewood, Colo., Jan.
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Final Report: Helicopter crashed while filming car commercial
Eurocopter AS 350BA, Panamint Spring, Calif., Dec.
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Final Report: EMS King Air encountered unreported slush
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Sault Ste.
