Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Accidents

Final Report: Mechanical Led to LongRanger Power Loss

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Patterson, La., March 14, 2006–The LongRanger’s loss of power during cruise, the NTSB said, was due to the improper installa
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Final Report: Roll Overstressed Learjet

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Columbus, Ohio, Jan.
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Final Report: Helo pilot didn't see wires

McDonnell Douglas MD-369E, Jensen, Utah, Nov.
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Final Report on Circuit City Crash Released

The NTSB has published the final report on the Icing-related crash of a Cessna Citation 560 that stalled during approach to Runway 26R at Pueblo Memorial A
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Pilot of Crashed Sikorsky S-76C Recovering

Mark Schaberg, one of the pilots of MBNA’s Sikorsky S-76C that crashed into New York City’s East River near 42nd Street on Friday, was released from the ho
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Learjet Cleared in Payne Stewart Crash Trial

The six-woman jury in a wrongful-death trial ruled yesterday that Learjet (now Bombardier) should not be held responsible for the death of professional gol
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ExcelAire Blames Brazilian ATC for Midair

New York-based charter operator ExcelAire recently submitted to Brazilian Federal Police Chief Renato Sayao a 150-page report on the September 29 midair be
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NTSB Cites Crew Decision In Learjet 55 Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board last week issued its final report on a February 21 accident at Ft.
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Fatal Bizav Accidents Increased in First Half

Jet and turboprop operations under Part 91 were responsible for an increase in fatal turbine business airplane accidents in the first six months of this ye
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Two Serious King Air Accidents Under Investigation

Five people were killed in the crash of a King Air E90 on June 23 and two people were hurt in the crash of a C90 on June 13.
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Three Hurt in Twin Commander Takeoff Crash

A Twin Commander taking off full length from 5,000-foot Runway 12R at North Las Vegas Airport for a VFR surveillance flight appeared never to get out of gr
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Four Injured in Learjet 35A Landing Roll Crash

On July 15 at 0845 MDT, Learjet 35A N620JM was substantially damaged when the airplane went off the runway at Eagle County Regional Airport, Colo., during
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Investigation Launched into Fatal MU-2 Crash

An NTSB investigation is under way into the crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2 while on an IFR approach to Centennial Airport, Colo., on August 5.
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Recorders Recovered from Crashed ATR 72

Cypriot and Italian salvage crews today found the flight data recorder from the Tuninter ATR 72-200 that crashed off the northern coast of Sicily on August
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Evidence of Birdstrike in Sabreliner Overrun

Bird residue was found in the left engine of the Sabreliner that crashed during an aborted takeoff May 9 from Brownwood Regional Airport, Texas, according
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ATR 72 Crash Traced To an Incorrect Fuel Gauge

Accident investigators have determined that Tunisian mechanics replaced a faulty fuel gauge in the ATR 72 that crashed off the northeast coast of Sicily on
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NTSB Questions Training Companies

In the final report on the February 2005 Cessna Citation 560 crash in Pu
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Pilots Killed in Crash of Brazilian CitationJet

The Department of Civil Aviation of Brazil is investigating the September 16 crash of a 1997 CitationJet following an apparent loss of control during the i
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Safety Board: BBJ Blindsided GIV at Newark

According to the NTSB’s factual report of the March 16 ground collision at the Signature Flight Support ramp at Newark Liberty International Airport, a Boe
Safety

Human error cited in Milan fatal collision

Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll
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…But Airline Pilots Say NTSB Investigation Fell Short

The Air Line Pilots Association welcomed the NTSB’s findings of pilot fatigue and color blindness as factors in the crash of the FedEx 727, but didn’t beli
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Wind Shift Possible Factor in Premier I Overrun

A Raytheon Premier I that ran off the runway on landing at North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) on May 27 might have gotten caught in a wind shift from a crosswin
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High Density Altitude Helped Bring Down Helicopter

The pilot’s decision to rapidly maneuver the helicopter at a high density altitude near steeply sloping terrain was the cause of a fatal air-tour helicopte
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Pilots Killed in Crash of King Air near Lewisburg, W. Va.

Pilot-in-command Lowell Lawson, 67, and copilot James Robinson were killed June 13 when their King Air 200 crashed on a Part 135 positioning flight from it
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Powerful prescription drugs found in accident pilot’s body

A cocktail of prescription drugs was found in the body of the pilot of a King Air that crashed on April 4, 2003, at 9:35 a.m.
Aircraft

UK TBM 700 crash eerily reminiscent of others

The Air Accident Investigation Branch of the British Department of Transport is adopting a cautious approach to its investigation of the crash of Socata TB
Charter & Fractional

NTSB faults check airman in Flight Options MU-300 overrun

“The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway at Cuyahoga County Airport [CGF], Cleveland, Ohio, and the PIC’s failure to initiat
Aircraft

Preliminary Report:Macedonian president killed

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 200, PITULJA, BOSNIA, FEB.
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Preliminary Report: 3 killed in King Air accident

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR B90, DODGE CITY, KAN., FEB.
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Preliminary Report: Ccaravan control cable fails

CESSNA 208B CARAVAN, AUBURN, ALA., FEB.