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Business Aircraft Accident Reports: April 2023

Preliminary and final accident reports, April 2023

Accidents

April 3, 2023

NTSB Questions Wind Report in Runway Excursion Accident

According to the NTSB, a Hawker 800XP that overran the runway in Aspen, Colorado, tried to take off in a tailwind that exceeded the airplane's limitation.

Accidents

April 3, 2023

'External Cause' Cited in CJ Winglet Loss in Flight

A CitationJet landed safely after its left Tamarack Aerospace winglet broke off while in flight.

Accidents

April 3, 2023

Alabama Air Medical Crash Kills Two Crew

An Air Methods Airbus EC130T2 crashed while attempting a scene pickup.

Accidents

April 3, 2023

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Multiple EICAS Alerts Preceded Fatal Challenger In-flight Upset

A Bombardier Challeger 300 suffered an in-flight upset that occurred after a pilot responded to one of multiple EICAS messages.

Accidents

March 28, 2023

NTSB: Spatial Disorientation Caused Fatal Citation Crash

According to the NTSB, pilot spacial disorientation caused the May 2021 fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 501 near Smyrna, Tennessee.

Accidents

March 23, 2023

Fatal King Air Crash Occurred as Wx Rapidly Worsened

The pilot of the Beechcraft King Air 350 that crashed on climout from Little Rock airport received three low-level wind shear advisories before departure.

Accidents

March 21, 2023

Bell APT Autonomous Cargo Drone Crashes in Texas

A Bell APT 70 UAV cargo drone being developed for civil and military missions crashed during flight testing last week in Texas.

Accidents

March 20, 2023

Communications Lost Soon after Ill-fated PC-12 Departed

An NTSB preliminary report says the crew of the Pilatus PC-12 that broke up in flight on February 24 made their last radio call 8 minutes after takeoff.

Accidents

March 17, 2023

Thief Crashes Bell 429

Capitol Helicopters' Bell 429 was substantially damaged in an attempted theft in Sacramento, California.

Accidents

March 16, 2023

IATA Data Point to Turboprops as the Weak Link in 2022 Safety Performance

Turboprops accounted for four of five fatal accidents last year with loss of life to passengers and crew onboard, according to IATA's 2022 safety report.

Accidents

March 7, 2023

One Killed in Challenger 300 In-flight Upset

The NTSB is looking into a "reported trim issue" that occurred before Challenger 300 N300ER experienced an in-flight upset that killed a passenger.

Accidents

March 6, 2023

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: March 2023

Preliminary and final accident reports, March 2023

Accidents

March 1, 2023

PC-12 Crash Is Third Guardian Flight Fatal Accident

Five people were killed when a Guardian Flight Pilatus PC-12 broke apart in flight over Nevada on February 24.

Accidents

February 28, 2023

Cirrus Aircraft Engineering Chief Killed in Crash

David Rathbun died when his Cirrus SR22 crashed near Duluth

Accidents

February 26, 2023

AINsight: Keep It Clean

The clean aircraft concept ensures that an aircraft is safe for flight in wintry conditions.

Accidents

February 24, 2023

NTSB Unveils Graphic Data Tool for Genav Accidents

The NTSB has introduced an interactive graphic tool enabling researchers to visualize data about general aviation accidents.

Accidents

February 21, 2023

Nepal ATR 72 Accident: Propellers Were Feathered Before Landing

The preliminary report on the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 accident implies that the pilot monitoring moved the incorrect lever during approach to land.

Accidents

February 16, 2023

Aviation Heeds Lessons from ICAO Annex 13

First introduced in 1951, Annex 13 lays out international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) for accident investigators.

Accidents

February 13, 2023

AAIB Updates on Challenger 604 Loss-of-control Accident

An investigation into a Challenger 604 accident on Jan. 31, 2022, at London Stansted Airport is nearly complete, according to the UK AAIB.

Accidents

February 13, 2023