Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Aircraft
Preliminary Report: Commander loss of control
ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., FEB.
Aircraft
Final Report: Mountain wave downs Westwind
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1124A, TAOS, N.M., NOV.
Aircraft
Pilots injured in Learjet overrun accident
The NTSB is investigating crew-duty times, crew performance, crew training and aircraft maintenance issues in connection with the February 20 accident in w
Aircraft
Four killed in crash of Marine Corps Citation
Two pilots and two other crewmembers were killed when their UC-35, a military version of the Citation 560, crashed and caught fire March 10 about half a mi
Aircraft
Two killed in crash of MU-2 that went missing
The wreckage of Mitsubishi MU-2 N966MA was found submerged in about 20 feet of water five days after it crashed March 11 into the Napa River, under unknown
Regulations and Government
Pilot of Greek Falcon in fatal upset appeals his case
The pilot of the Greek government Falcon 900 that suffered an in-flight fatal upset (AIN, July 2002, page 59) is appealing his guilty conviction before the
Aircraft
Preliminary report: Caravan crashes in Lake Erie
CESSNA 208 CARAVAN, PELEE ISLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA, JAN.
Aircraft
Learjet seriously damaged in hard landing
An Airnet Systems Learjet 35A on a Part 135 cargo flight was seriously damaged March 19 during a failed attempted to abort the landing.
Accidents
S-76 wreckage and bodies found
Wreckage of an Era Aviation Sikorsky S-76 was found late last month, two days after it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles south of Galveston, T
Aircraft
U.N. says rediscovered CVR not from Falcon 50 crash
On April 6, 1994, the Rwandan government’s Falcon 50 was shot down over Africa, killing all aboard, including the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Aileron roll damages Learjet wing
Bombardier Learjet 35A, Columbus, Ohio, Jan.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: EMS crash kills three
Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Belgrade, Mont., Feb.
Accidents
Final Report: Ice ingestion downed research Citation
Cessna Citation 550, Fort Yukon, Alaska, Sept.
Accidents
Final Report: Pilot failed to maintain control
Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Rapid City, S.D., Jan.
