Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Four People Die in Crash of MU-2B
The pilot, his wife and another couple aboard Mitsubishi MU-2B N312MA where killed when the twin turboprop crashed moments after taking off from Hillsboro,
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NTSB cites instructor pilot for fatal Falcon 20 crash
The flight instructor’s lack of experience was cited by the NTSB as causing the fatal crash of a Falcon 20 on April 8, 2003, in Swanton, Ohio.
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FAA Document May Offer Clues on Brazilian Collision
A Safety Alert for Operators released this week by the FAA gives new insight into what might have been a contributing factor in the collision between an Em
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Business Aviation Accidents Down in 2007
Business aviation experienced 25 accidents in the first six months of this year, down from 29 in the same period last year, according to data released last
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NTSB: Medical Citation Pilots Discussed Trim Issues
The NTSB issued an update last week on the Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan shortly after departing General Mitchell International (MKE) in Milw
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Preliminary Report: Engine noises precede Bravo crash
Cessna Citation S550 Bravo, Dillon, Mont., May 3, 2007–The ATP-rated owner-pilot and a passenger were killed when the Citation Bravo crash
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Preliminary Report: Routine flight ends in loss of control
Eurocopter AS 350B3, San Elizario, Texas, May 22, 2007–The U.S.
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Preliminary Report: Citation overruns Rifle runway
Cessna Citation 550, Rifle, Colo., May 29, 2007–Citation N575BW, landing at Garfield County Regional Airport, overran the runway, in an ac
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Preliminary Report: CRJ loses thrust reverser cowling
Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–The Mesa Airlines CRJ was substantially damaged when the thrust reverser translating
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Preliminary Report: Powerline patrol helo flight proves fatal
MD 369, Broadview, Mont., May 28, 2007–Helicopter N765HV was flying powerline patrol when it crashed near Broadview, killing one of the cr
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Preliminary Report: Beech 99 nosegear collapses
Raytheon Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The nosegear of Beech 99 N950AA, registered to Alpine Aviation of Provo, Utah, collapsed on landing
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Preliminary Report: Jungle landing in Panama for two
Bell 206 JetRanger, Changuinola, Panama, April 21, 2007–The commercial pilot and a passenger were killed and two passengers seriously inju
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Factual Report: S-76A lost tail rotor control
Sikorsky S-76A, Houston, April 19, 2006–The S-76A was hovering at West Houston Airport (IWS) when tail rotor control was lost.
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Final Report: Caravan engine suffered fatigue failure
Cessna 208B Caravan, Globe, Ariz., July 22, 2005–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the crash of Caravan N717BT was the fatigu
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Final Report: Grand Canyon helicopter lost power
Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Peach Springs, Ariz., May 2, 2005–The NTSB was unable to determine the reason for the loss of power that caused th
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Final Report: U.S. Forest Service AS 350 collided with trees
Eurocopter AS 350B3, Yellow Pine, Idaho, Aug.
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Near Disaster at SFO
The NTSB last month announced an investigation into a May 26 incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in which two regional airliners came wit
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Maintenance faulted in 2005 Chalk’s crash
The crash of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard on Dec.
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Runaway trim focus of Citation crash investigation
A pilot’s brief distress call concerning “trim runaway” remains (at press time) the sole clue in the fatal crash of a 1981 Cessna Citation II into Lake Mic
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Citation Runs Long, Crashes into House
The preliminary NTSB report on Saturday afternoon’s fatal Citation crash in Conway, Ark., in which the pilot attempted to take off from Runway 26 at Conway
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Legacy pilots booked on criminal charges
American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were indicted last month for their alleged part in the collision of their Embraer Legacy with a Gol Airlines
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Avanti pilot averts runway collision
A Piaggio Avanti blew its two main gear tires during a runway incursion at Teterboro Airport on June 17.
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Falcon 900 Overruns Runway on Aborted Takeoff
A Falcon 900 ran off Runway 25 while departing from California’s Santa Barbara Airport at 2:15 p.m.
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Aborted Falcon 900 Takeoff Ends in Overrun
A Falcon 900 ran off Runway 25 while departing from California’s Santa Barbara Airport at 2:15 pm on June 10.
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Final Report: Baggage carts, CRJ collided
Bombardier CRJ (CL-600-2D24), Las Vegas, April 30, 2006–Northwest Airlines ground service personnel failed to set the parking brake properly on the lead ba
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Final Report: EMS helicopter lost control
Eurocopter AS 350-B3, Apache Junction, Ariz., Dec.
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Final Report: Copilot failed to follow approach procedure
Beech C99, Butte, Mont., March 18, 2006–The NTSB attributed the Ameriflight cargo airplane’s crash into mountains to the copilot’s failure
