Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Missing Bolt Blamed for Q400 Mishap

Japanese investigators have determined that
a missing support arm bolt caused the nosegear hatch on an All Nippon Airways Bombardier Q400 to jam as i
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Carnahan Family Seeks More Damages from Crash

The family of the late Missouri Gov.
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NTSB rails FAA, TC and Bombardier in 604 crash

In one of its longest investigations into a general aviation accident, the NTSB released its final report last month on the Oct.
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For one pilot, survival can be measured in inches

Photos surface on the Internet occasionally that are too strong just to file away.
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Patient Killed in Helicopter Air Ambulance Crash

The patient was killed and the three crewmembers injured when their Air Evac Lifeteam Bell 206 crashed April 20 about 30 miles northeast of Evansville, Ind
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Preliminary Report: Learjet rolls off runway

Learjet 55, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 19, 2004–Learjet N55LF overran Runway 31 during its landing roll at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, in VMC.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet hits fence on final

Gates Learjet 35A, New Castle, St.
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Preliminary Report: Westwind crashes on takeoff

Israel Aircraft Industries 1124 Westwind, Tocumen, Panama, July 2, 2004–Westwind N280AT, operated by Air Trek as a Part 135 air ambulance flight, crashed i
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Final Report: Instructor cited in Falcon fatal

2003–The NTSB cited the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight of Grand Aire Express’s Falcon 20 N183GA, while practicing ILS approaches
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Final Report: Pilot-heat switch failure led to loss of control

CESSNA 425 CONQUEST I, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–The NTSB concluded that the in-flight breakup of Conquest N444JV was caused “by the pilot’s loss of
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King Air Crashes on Flight to Residential Airpark

The NTSB continues its investigation into the April 14 crash of a 1985 King Air 300 while being vectored in VMC to Spruce Creek Airport, a private resident
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Final Report: Pilot blamed in Malibu turboprop breakup

PIPER PA-46-310P MALIBU, OSTENN, FLA., JUNE 14, 2002–Trying to thread through a hole in an area of thunderstorms on an IFR flight from Raleigh, N.C.
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Line Technician Dies after Ramp Accident

A line technician died on February 14 after the tug he was driving backed into the wing of a Falcon 900EX at Naples Airport in Florida.
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Many blamed for Citation, airliner collision

The final report of the Oct.
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Crew killed in Aeromed King air crash

All three crewmembers were killed when their King Air B90, N777KU, crashed February 17 near Dodge City Regional Airport, Kan.
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Two killed in King Air crash in Florida

The pilot and his teenage son were killed January 31 when their King Air C90, N75GC, crashed into Everglades National Park about 10 minutes after departing
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Pilot blamed in Crossair crash; others implicated

Switzerland’s Federal Bureau of Air Accident Investigation, known as the BFU, identified pilot error as the cause of a Crossair Avro RJ100 accident on Nov.
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Editorial: March 2005 - Lawyers Circling

Airplane accidents usually cause harm beyond the grief they bring to the families of those lost, and the spate of business aircraft crashes late last year
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Preliminary Report: Riley Conversion crashes on takeoff

Cessna 421C Riley Turbine Eagle, Overland Park, Kan., Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Ice accumulation obscures pilot's vision

Cessna 551 Citation II, Ainsworth, Neb., Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Possible engine failure in Embraer accident

Embraer EMB-110-P1, Swanzey, N.H., Jan.
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Factual Reports: Bell 206L damaged after engine failure

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Patterson, La., Dec.
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Factual Report: GIV damaged in landing accident

Gulfstream IV, Bucharest, Romania, Dec.
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Fanal Report: Lift dump problems plague Premier 1

Raytheon 390 Premier I, Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, UK, April 7, 2004– According to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report, the instrum
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Rash of recent fatal helicopter crashes

Bell 206 JetRanger, Bonifay, Fla., Feb.
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Final report: Crew blamed in Circuit City crash

Cessna Citation 560, Pueblo, Colo., Feb.
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Final Report: EMS A119 lost power

Agusta A119, Mancos, Colo., June 30, 2005–The NTSB determined that the crash of the EMS A119 was caused by the loss of engine power for undetermined
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Final Report: FAA currency flight suffered gear-up mishap

Beech King Air C90, Windsor Locks, Conn., June 23, 2006–The nonflying pilot’s improper procedure, resulting in his inadvertent retraction
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Final Report: PC-12 fuel control unit failed

Pilatus PC-12, South Bend, Ind., Dec.