Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Preliminary Report: Caravan pilot did not get WX briefing
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet not aligned properly
Bombardier Learjet 35A, Goodland, Kan., Oct.
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Preliminary Report: EMS King Air crashes in mountains
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Pagosa Springs, Colo., Oct.
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Preliminary Report: CitationJet takes off on taxiway
Cessna CitationJet 525, Memphis, Tenn., Oct.
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Preliminary Report: GII crash kills two pilots
Gulfstream IIB, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, Oct.
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Factual Report: Pilot blames fatigue for hard landing
Fairchild SA-227-AC, Grain Valley, Mo., Aug.
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Final Report: Cheyenne's tail separated in MiG jet blast
Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Prescott, Ariz., Oct.
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Final Report: Sling load entangled in tail rotor
Eurocopter AS 350-B2, Nuiqsut, Alaska, Aug.
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Ground Collision Spurs New FAA Investigation
The FAA is reopening its investigation of an April 3 ground collision at DeKalb-Peachtree (Ga.) Airport between a Gulfstream II and Beechjet 400A.
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Global 5000 Crashes While Landing
Ron Joyce, cofounder of coffee chain Tim Hortons, was one of eight passengers on board a three-and-a-half-week-old Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-G
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NTSB reports are in on two business jet crashes
The NTSB issued a preliminary report on the recent crash of a Hawker 700 and a final report on a 2001 crash involving a Learjet 25B.
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Cessna Found Liable for $480M in Crash of 185
A Florida jury has found Cessna liable for the 1989 crash of a 185 in Florida and returned a record $480 million verdict against the Wichita-based manufact
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Learjet 35 Crashes in Brazil
A Learjet 35 crashed November 4 in São Paulo, Brazil, killing at least eight people.
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Brand-new Global 5000 Crashes During Landing
Ron Joyce, cofounder of coffee chain Tim Hortons, was one of eight passengers on board a three-and-a-half-week-old Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-G
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Preliminary Report: King Air hits utility pole
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet anti-skid system malfunctions
Bombardier Learjet 60, Westhampton, N.Y., Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Pilot survives forced landing
Cessna 208B Caravan, Cross City, Fla., Sept.
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Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crashes in Brazil
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante PT-SDB, Curitiba, Brazil, Aug.
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Factual Report: Cowl departed Falcon
Dassault Falcon 2000, Stilesville, Ind., April 14, 2006–Falcon N722JB was at FL250 en route from Springfield, Ill., to Dayton, Ohio, when
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Final Report: Air tour copter crashed in crater
Bell 206B JetRanger, Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, July 23, 2003–The NTSB said that in the Jack Harter Helicopters air tour crash inside a mou
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Final Report: Helicopter hit powerlines during photo shoot
Bell 206B JetRanger, Walford, Iowa, June 30, 2006–The pilot of the photo helicopter, filming a movie, failed to maintain clearance from po
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Final Report: SA-226 took off with known deficiency
Swearingen SA-226T, Teterboro, N.J., May 31, 2005–The NTSB blamed the pilot’s “improper decision to depart with a known deficiency, which
