Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Final Report: King Air damaged taxiing over a pothole
Beech King Air B200, Hondo, Texas, Sept.
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Final Report: AS 350 tail rotor separated
Eurocopter AS 350BA, Kapaau, Hawaii, July 12, 2005–The NTSB blamed the crash of the AS 350 on the in-flight separation of the tail-rotor system as a
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CF34 Break-Up Prompts AD
The FAA issued an emergency AD last month to all owners and operators of GE CF34-3A1, -3B and -3B1 turbofans after investigators found an electrical arc-ou
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Fokker 100 crashes on takeoff
A Fokker 100 flown by Air France subsidiary Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne crashed immediately after takeoff on January 25 in Pau, southwest France
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Citation Flameout Blamed on Crew
The NTSB concluded that the forced landing of a University of North Dakota Citation 550 research jet on Sept.
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King Air Hits Ridge, Three Killed
Three people were killed when their King Air 200 crashed on approach to Gallatin Field Airport (elevation 4,474 feet) in Bozeman, Mont., on February 6.
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Three Killed in TBM Crash in Poor Weather
A TBM 700 crashed one mile west of New Bedford Regional Airport in New Bedford, Mass., on February 2, killing all three people aboard.
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U.S. Cheyenne Fatal Reported in Germany
Piper Cheyenne N160TR was destroyed and its pilot killed when the turboprop twin crashed into a field near Rieschweiler, Germany, on February 12.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet crash in Mexico fatal for two
Learjet 24, Guadalajara, Mexico, Jan.
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Deicing guidance blamed in Circuit City accident
During the January 23 public meeting on the icing-related crash of a Cessna Citation 560 near Pueblo, Colo., NTSB members criticized the FAA and Cessna for
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Preliminary Report: Conquest destroyed in crash
Cessna 425 Conquest I, Harbor Springs, Mich., Jan.
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Factual Report: Maintenance flight fatal for pilot and mechanic
Cessna Citation 500, Houston, Nov.
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Crew Survive Challenger SE Crash in Moscow
One of three crewmembers was injured when their Challenger SE (special edition corporate version of the CRJ200 regional jet) crashed and burned February 13
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Flutter under scrutiny in crash of Grob SPn
Germany’s Federal Bureau of Air Accident Investigation (BFU) has provided some initial findings from its inquiry into the crash of Grob Aerospace’s second
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NTSB Said King Air Oxygen Worked
The NTSB said that after an uncontrolled descent incident involving King Air B200 N777AJ, a test of the oxygen system showed it worked.
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Poor pilot skills downed Zurich Citation
The Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau blamed insufficient pilot proficiency and repeated interference of a passenger occupying the cockpit right
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CVR Reveals Icing Problem in Circuit City Citation Crash
According to transcripts just released by the NTSB, cockpit voice recordings of the Circuit City Cessna Citation 560 (N500AT) that crashed in Pueblo, Colo.
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Citation Makes Emergency Landing after Flameout
A University of North Dakota (UND) Citation II research jet made an emergency landing near Beaver, Alaska, on September 30 after both engines flamed out at
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Many Parts of Shredded CF34 Engine Recovered
The NTSB recovered roughly half of the fan disk, fan blades, parts of the engine cowling and thrust reverser, the engine spinner and pieces of the fan cont
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Probable Causes Determined in Two King Air Fatals
The NTSB recently concluded its investigations into two King Air fatal accidents, attributing the probable causes to the pilots.
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Birds Bring Down Falcon 20
The NTSB recently released its preliminary report on a Falcon 20 that crashed September 1 during takeoff after encountering numerous birds.
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Investigators Say Flutter Might Have Felled Grob SPn
Initial findings from German aviation authorities on the crash of a Grob Aerospace SPn Utility Jet prototype say flutter might have played a role in the No
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Crashed MU-2 Was Making Its Second Return
According to the NTSB, the Mitsubishi MU-2 that crashed September 22 while attempting to return to its departure airport had originally departed and return
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FAA ‘Foot-dragging’ Miffs NTSB
The NTSB expressed disappointment last month over the FAA’s alleged foot-dragging on several safety recommendations, and the safety agency changed the clas
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Preliminary Report: EMS flight crashed in bay
EUROCOPTER BO 105S, SANTA ROSA BEACH, FLA., OCT.
