2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gregory Polek

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Something positive might come from the February 12 crash of a Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 after all, if a broad FAA effort to revamp rules governing airline

Airlines brace for fallout of Colgan crash

Curt Epstein

Pilatus PC-12/47, Bridgeport, Conn., June 12, 2009– The fractionally owned single-engine turboprop was substantially damaged when it struck a blast fence o

PC-12 strikes fence after landing slide

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Yeehaw Junction, Fla., May 25, 2009–The turboprop twin suffered substantial damage during an emergency landing in an open 

Fuel system forced King Air dead-stick landing

Bombardier CRJ200, Detroit, Mich., Nov.

CRJ damaged in ground vehicle collision

Pilatus PC-12/47E, Santa Fe, N.M., Sept.

PC-12 crashes on approach at night

Bell 206-L3, Vetas, Colombia, Nov.

Three killed in power line strike

Kaman K-1200, Santa Clarita, Calif., Dec.

Wind flips Kaman, killing ground worker

Bombardier Learjet 35, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, Feb.

Learjet loses gear in landing mishap

Socata TBM 700, Clovis, N.M., Dec.

Pilot error blamed for TBM gear-up landing

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Leesburg, Va., Feb.

Ice a factor in Premier I landing accident

Embraer E170, Washington, D.C., Feb.

Taxiing Embraer collides with Airbus 

Bell 206A, Barnesville, Pa., Aug.

Helicopter stunt ends with aircraft’s destruction

On June 18, a Learjet 40XR (N988AL) suffered severe damage at Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport after technicians reported a stuck engine throttle

Learjet severely damaged in engine run

AIN Staff

The NTSB issued six recommendations stemming from the Sept.

NTSB: Learjet needs design changes 

Chad Trautvetter

The NTSB’s final report on the Sept.

Downdrafts Felled Fossett’s Airplane, NTSB Says

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Temporary staffing firm Select Staffing filed a $60 million lawsuit against Dassault Falcon in a Los Angeles federal court, alleging that “misleading and i

Suit Seeks $60M over Falcon 900 Overrun

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.

Accidents Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged after slip on icy runway

Rockwell 690C, Minden, Nev., May 2, 2008–The board was unable to determine why both main landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging th

Accidents