Accidents

Zero fatalities from U.S. bizjet accidents in first half

Preliminary and final accident reports, July 2022

Simply hoping an aircraft ditching will not happen to you is no way to prepare for a successful outcome.

The crash of an air-taxi Rockwell 690B was the only turbine airplane fatal accident last year in Canada, according to the TSB's annual report for 2021.

None of the five fatal fatal accidents in the country last year involved commercial or turbine general aviation aircraft.

As the FAA and EASA meet this week, industry leaders remain concerned that regulators cannot keep pace as the industry roars back to recovery.

Preliminary and final accident reports, June 2022

The pilot's failure to avoid a thunderstorm and ATC's failure to provide info about that storm were cited by the NTSB as factors in a 2019 turboprop crash.

Hawaii aviation attorney says 'FAA is not doing its job.'

Cockpit image recording systems have been a hot-button topic for more than 20 years, but the time for the FAA to require them might have arrived.

The fatal crash of a Challenger 601-3A on May 5, 2019, was the result of a loss of control due to a rapid climb and inversion caused by severe turbulence.

Gulfstream has issued maintenance and operations letters regarding ground spoiler checks as a result of a December 2021 fatal crash of a GIV-SP.

Accumulated snow/ice, excessive gross weight, and out-of-limit center of gravity are among factors eyed by investigators of a Pilatus PC-12 crash.

No deaths reported among the 122 passengers and crew aboard a Tibet Airlines A319 that crashed and caught fire in southwestern China Thursday.

NTSB reports concluded that the fatal 2019 Safari Aviation Helitour crash was a result of the pilot continuing flight into IMC and called it "preventable."

Runway excursions and circle-to-land approach accidents are raising concerns and warrant greater attention and risk mitigation according to safety experts.

Preliminary and final accident reports, May 2022

Zero fatalities from business jet accidents were recorded in first quarter.

Almost a month after the crash of China Eastern Flight MU5735, Chinese authorities cleared the airline’s fleet for return to scheduled service.

'Rescue 5' was responding to an emergency call and attempting to land when the helicopter became engulfed in dust, contacted a tree, and rolled over.

The proposed amendment would require the installation of lightweight flight data recorders on nearly all Canadian-registered general and business aircraft.

U.S. accident investigator NTSB confirms it has received the CVR from China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 for downloading.

Preliminary and final accident reports, April 2022

Search crews have yet to determine whether the heavily damaged recorder recovered from the destroyed China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 is an FDR or CVR.

A crash on Monday of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 in southern China prompted the airline to ground the rest of the type in its fleet.

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board reported that preliminary figures show the number of aviation accidents increased last year.

There were no distress calls from the pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 before it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Beaufort, North Carolina.

Preliminary and final accident reports, March 2022

Runway excursions, especially those during landing, were the top mishaps for corporate jets last year.

One dead, four injured in California and Florida helicopter accidents.