Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Pilots killed in Venezuelan Citation crash
The pilot and copilot of Citation 500 YV-21CP were killed March 8 when the jet crashed during a second attempt to land at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Internation
Accidents
More ‘Qs’ than ‘As’ in Teterboro Accident
When a Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management overran the runway during an aborted takeoff at Teterboro Airport in February, crossed a busy hig
Aircraft
Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident
Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.
Regulations and Government
GAO report urges better FAA oversight of designees
While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency
Safety
Business jet fatalities increased again in 2004
There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.
Safety
Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures
Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee
Accidents
Preliminary Report: China grounds CRJ fleet after crash
Bombardier CRJ200, Inner MongolIa, China, Nov.
Accidents
Factual Report: Elevator trim implicated in Citation overrun
Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–Citation N13VP was substantially damaged when it hit a perimeter fence and road during a runway ove
Accidents
Factual Report: Jetstream ran into fire station
British Aerospace Jetstream 3101, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov.
Accidents
Prist scarce in flameout Beechjet
According to the NTSB, the Flight Options Beechjet 400A (N455CW) that experienced a dual flameout over the Gulf of Mexico on July 12 last year had a lower-
Accidents
NTSB probing GIII taxiway landing
The NTSB is looking into the January 6 incident in which Gulfstream GIII N111FA landed on Taxiway B at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colo.
Aircraft
TBM crash kills French billionaire
French supermarket tycoon Paul-Louis Halley, who had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $3.75 billion and was listed by Forbes as the 104th richest ma
Accidents
Three bizjets damaged in a week of overruns
Landing overruns substantially damaged two Gulfstream IVs and a Falcon 20 in the period between November 29 and December 5.
Accidents
Response to engine failure downed Metro
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its final report on the 2002 crash of a Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliner III at Aberdeen Airport,
Accidents
No injuries in PC-12 deadstick
A Pilatus PC-12 that lost power at an altitude of about 6,000 feet made a deadstick landing December 14 on four-lane Highway 933 North in the midst of a co
Accidents
Icing, overweight condition downed Winnipeg Caravan
The pilot flying a Cessna Caravan that crashed after takeoff on Oct.
Accidents
Business Accident record Mixed in 2006
Total business aviation accidents were down slightly in 2006, thanks mainly to a decrease of more than 17 percent in turboprop accidents, according to avia
Accidents
NTSB releases details on Comair crash
As Comair Flight 5191 accelerated down an unlit runway into the predawn darkness at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., last August 27, the captain–the n
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Premier overruns French runway
Raytheon Premier I, Deauville, France, Dec.
Accidents
Factual Report: Jetranger lifts off without pilot
Bell 206B JetRanger, Boulder City, Nev., Nov.
Accidents
Final Report: Icing blamed for fatal Caravan crash in Canada
Cessna 208 Caravan, Winnipeg, Canada, Oct.
Accidents
Final Report: ATC warning system faulted in MU-2 crash
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Parker, Colo., Aug.
