Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Preliminary Report: LongRanger goes down in hostile area
Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Simiti, Bolivar, Colombia, June 5, 2007 – The pilot and copilot were killed and four passengers seriously injured
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Factual Report: Metro has fuel system problems
Swearingen SA-226-TC Metro, Paris, Tenn., Feb.
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Final Report: Landing gear stud separated on Citation
Cessna Citation 550, Marathon, Fla., July 22, 2006 – The NTSB has concluded that the separation of the stud securing the main landing gear actuator
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Final Report: Cargo caravan hit closed-runaway barricade
Cessna 208B Caravan, Decatur, Ill., Sept.
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Final Report: Crosswind blamed in landing accident
Bombardier Learjet 35A, Truckee, Calif., Dec.
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Final Report: MU-2 suffered in-flight breakup during storm
Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, Argyle, Fla., Sept.
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ExcelAire Pilots Face August 27 Testimony Deadline
The date is fast approaching for two ExcelAire pilots to testify about the midair between the Embraer Legacy 600 they were flying and a Gol Airlines Boeing
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NTSB Issues Phoenix Helicopter Mid-air Prelim
The NTSB issued its preliminary report recently on the mid-air collision between two news helicopters covering a car chase in Phoenix on July 27 in which f
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Citation Runs Long, Crashes into House
A preliminary NTSB report on last month’s fatal Citation crash at Conway Municipal Airport in Conway, Ark., said a witness reported seeing the aircraft lan
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SAFO may offer clues about Brazilian midair
An FAA safety alert cautioning Embraer Legacy pilots against resting their foot on a footrest near the instrument panel because they might inadvertently pu
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Pilot Error Blamed in Comair Crash
After a year of investigation, the NTSB on Thursday released its final report regarding the takeoff crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Le
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TV A-Stars Collide Over Phoenix, Four Dead
While broadcasting a police chase on July 27 over Phoenix, a pair of Eurocopter AS350-B2 helicopters collided when their pilots apparently lost sight of ea
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EC 130 Plunges into Hudson River￱
An EC 130 operated by New York City’s Liberty Helicopters made a forced landing into the Hudson River last month during an otherwise routine sightseeing fl
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Preliminary Report: Hughes 369 crashes in Alabama
Hughes 369A, Moulton, Ala., May 13, 2007 – The commercial pilot was killed and the helicopter was destroyed when it crashed in the Bankhea
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Preliminary Report: Two airliners nearly collide at San Francisco
Embraer E170, San Francisco, Calif., May 26, 2007 – The Republic Airlines Embraer E170 and Skywest Airlines Embraer Brasilia almost collid
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Preliminary Report: Helicopter loses power
Hughes 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007 – The Dylan Aviation Hughes 369 lost power and crashed, killing one crewmember.
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Preliminary Report: GV lands with nosewheel up
Gulfstream V, Zurich, Switzerland, June 1, 2007 – The Swiss-registered GV landed nosewheel-up at Zurich/Kloten Airport, causing minor dama
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Preliminary Report: Falcon overruns on takeoff
Dassault Falcon 900, Santa Barbara, Calif., June 10, 2007 – As the Falcon 900 was taking off from Runway 25 at Santa Barbara Municipal Air
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Preliminary Report: Close call at Teterboro
Piaggio Avanti, Teterboro, N.J., June 17, 2007 – The pilot of a fractional Avanti, cleared to take off from Runway 24 at Teterboro Airport
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Preliminary Report: Service letter issued for ERJ 135 gear
Embraer ERJ 135, Boston, June 20, 2007 – Despite a gear-down-and-locked indication with three green lights, the crew of the American Eagle
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Preliminary Report: Caravan engine fire under investigation
Cessna 208B Caravan, Quepos, Costa Rica, March 22, 2007 – Costa Rican-registered Cessna Caravan TI-BBG landed at the Aeropuerto La Managua, near Que
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Preliminary Report: Bell 212 crashes in Spain
Bell 212, Guipuzcoa, Spain, June 13, 2007 – The two commercial pilots flying the Spanish-registered Bell 212 from Santander Airport to Ali
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Final Report: King Air pilot lost control on landing
Beech King Air 200, North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb.
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Final Report: CRJ windshield was installed improperly
Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Asheville, N.C., March 19, 2006 – The NTSB found that company maintenance personnel improperly installed the pi
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Final Report: Pilot opted to land below minimums
Swearingen SA-26AT, Jacksonville, Fla., Nov.
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Final Report: Mechanical failure blamed in fatal sightseeing flight
McDonnell Douglas MD-369D, Volcano, Hawaii, June 15, 2003 – The commercial pilot and three passengers were killed when the MD-369D lost power and cr
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Brazilian Tragedy Sparks Int’l Ops Considerations
A week after the tragedy in Brazil that killed nearly 200 people when a TAM Linhas Aereas A320 went off the end of the runway at Congonhas airport in São P
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No Brake Abnormalities Found in Crashed Citation
“The brake system and emergency brake system were functionally checked, and no abnormalities were noted,” according to an NTSB preliminary investigation re
