Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Preliminary Report: Runway incursion at TEB
Bombardier Learjet 45/Bombardier Challenger 604, Teterboro, N.J., Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Citation hits deer on takeoff
Cessna Citation 650, Benton Harbor, Mich., Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet suffers hydraulic failure
Bombardier Learjet 35, Seattle, July 13, 2007–Learjet N35WE veered off Runway 13 at Boeing Field on landing.
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Preliminary Report: Crew reports problems with spoilers and brakes
Bombardier Learjet 35A, Melville Hall, Dominica, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crashes in Brazil
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante PT-SDB, Curitiba, Brazil, Aug.
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Final Report: Falcon antiskid controller malfunctioned on landing
Dassault Falcon 900, Greenville, S.C., July 17, 2006–The NTSB determined that the landing overrun of the Erg Aviation II Falcon at Greenville Downto
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Final Report: Fedex Airbus returned to airport after tail strike on takeoff
Airbus A300-600F, El Paso, Texas, June 10, 2002–The NTSB determined that the cause of the tail strike the FedEx Airbus suffered on takeoff from El P
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Final Report: Firefighting Longranger spun in
Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Whiteriver, Ariz., July 26, 2003–The NTSB found that the crash of the LongRanger firefighting ferry flight was the result of
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Final Report: ERJ 145 had uncontained engine caused by mechanical malfunction
Embraer ERJ 145LR, Kansas City, Mo., May 19, 2005–The Safety Board attributed the uncontained engine failure of the American Connection flight in cr
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Final Report: Meridian design blamed in crash
Piper Malibu Meridian PA-46-500TP, Parowan, Utah, Jan.
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Racing driver killed in helo crash
British racing driver Colin McRae was killed when the Eurocopter AS 355 Twin Squirrel he was flying crashed near his home in Scotland on September 15.
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NTSB Gives More Details of Beechjet Dual Flameout
The NTSB this week finally released initial factual information about the Flight Options Beechjet 400A that experienced a dual engine flameout on Nov.
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Medical Flight Claims Five Lives
Five people perished on August 5 when their King Air E90B crashed on departure from Ruidoso Airport in New Mexico.
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Crew confusion contributed to Kentucky takeoff accident
When NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker asked two of his Safety Board compatriots–both erstwhile airline pilots–whether they ever took off into “a black hole,” bo
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Midair sparks debate about current ENG procedures
The July 27 fatal midair of two television news helicopters over Phoenix has prompted the industry and federal regulators to re-examine the sector’s operat
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Comair Crash Survivor Sues Plenty of Parties
James Polehinke, copilot and sole survivor of last year’s crash of Comair Flight 5191 on takeoff from the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Ky
Regulations and Government
Kentucky Crash Spawns NTSB Recommendations
As a result of the Comair Flight 5191 crash in Lexington, Ky., the NTSB issued five safety recommendations to the FAA this week in an effort to mitigate ai
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ExcelAire Pilots To Remain in U.S.
A Brazilian judge asked ExcelAire pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino to return to Brazil to testify at the August 27 beginning of the trial on criminal
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T-storms, Hail During Alaska Crash
The NTSB has completed a majority of the on-site investigation into the August 16 fatal crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane in Ketchikan
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EMAS Developers Get Sperry Award
Six professional engineering societies jointly presented the Elmer A.
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NTSB: No Clear Problems in 310R Crash
In a preliminary report on the July 10 crash of a Cessna 310R in Sanford, Fla., the NTSB said it could find “no obvious pre-impact mechanical malfunctions”
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Preliminary Report: Med flight crashes in Lake Michigan
Cessna 550 Citation II, Milwaukee, Wis., June 4, 2007 – The two crewmembers (ATP-rated pilots) and four passengers (a medical team from the Universi
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Preliminary Report: King Air hits powerlines
Beech King Air E90, Carlsbad, Calif., July 3, 2007 – Taking off from McClellan/Palomar Airport on an IFR flight plan in IMC, the King Air
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Preliminary Report: Cargo flight crashes on takeoff
North American T-39A Sabreliner, Culiacan, Mexico, July 5, 2007 – The Mexican-registered Sabreliner crashed on takeoff from Runway 2 at Cu
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Preliminary Report: Gear failure forces diversion
Beech 1900D, Marlborough, New Zealand, June 18, 2007 – The New Zealand-registered Beech 1900 landed gear up at Woodbourne Air Station afte
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Preliminary Report: Meridian breaks up in flight
Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian, Wellsville, Mo., June 28, 2007 – All three occupants of the Meridian were killed when it broke up in fl
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Preliminary Report: Caravan crashes in Ireland
Cessna Caravan 208B, Inverin, Ireland, July 5, 2007 – The U.S.-registered Caravan crashed on approach in IMC to Runway 23 at Connemara Air
