Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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None Seriously Hurt in Hawker-Sailplane Midair
Remarkably, the two pilots and three passengers on a NetJets Hawker 800XP (N879QS) and the pilot of a Schleicher sailplane escaped serious injury when the
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Pilot dragged under Learjet 45
The captain of a Learjet 45 operated by German air-taxi company Cirrus Aviation was seriously injured when the airplane began to move during preflight.
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Preliminary Report: Legacy, 737 involved in midair
Boeing 737-8EH and Embraer EMB 135BJ Legacy 600, Peixoto Azevedo, Brazil, Sept.
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Factual Report: MU-2 destroyed in night IFR accident
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Parker, Colo., Aug.
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Factual Report: Wind shift reported in runway overrun
Raytheon 390 Premier I, North Las Vegas, May 27, 2004–A routine weather report advised that the wind was from 160 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 20
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Factual Report: Four killed in BAE charter accident
British Aerospace 146, Stord, Norway, Oct.
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Final Report: Suspended pilot reapplied under another name
Mitsubishi MU-2B-25, Hillsboro, Ore., May 24, 2005–The NTSB found that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtai
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Final Report: CitationJet gear collapsed
Cessna 525 CitationJet, Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 16, 2006–The NTSB blamed the CitationJet accident on the pilot’s failure to maintain dire
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Final Report: Conquest pilot had previous accidents, drug use
Cessna 425 Conquest I, Lone Tree, Colo., Aug.
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Final Report: Evidence of icing found on Conquest
Cessna 425 Conquest I, Belgrade, Mont., Nov.
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Unattended Falcon rolls through fence at McCarran
The FAA is not formally investigating a ramp accident that took place September 20 at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, during which an unattended
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Gulfstream V causes runway incursion at Los Angeles
The FAA has interviewed the pilots of a Gulfstream V that caused a runway incursion on September 30 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), during whic
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Lidle SR20 crash in New York ignites debate about GA safety
When New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, 34, and his flight instructor, Tyler Stranger, 26, crashed their Cirrus SR20 into an east side Manhattan high-ris
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A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation
Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died in the
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NTSB adopts final on pivotal crash
The NTSB on October 31 was scheduled to release the final report on its investigation into the crash of a Challenger 600 at Teterboro, N.J., after it overr
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Thirteen Killed in Three Turboprop Crashes
Three twin-turboprop accidents within four days of each other last month claimed the lives of all 13 aboard.
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Business Jet Fatal Accidents Tripled
Business jets were involved in 18 nonfatal accidents and three fatal accidents during the first nine months of this year, compared with 16 nonfatal acciden
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Pilot Hurt in KA B200 Deadstick
The pilot suffered minor injuries and his aircraft was destroyed when he deadsticked a King Air B200 onto a street in Tulsa, Okla., on December 8 about fou
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C208 Accidents Lead to NTSB Concern
The NTSB is recommending that pilots of Cessna 208 Caravans approved for flight into known icing conditions be required to undergo annual training for grou
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Flight Options Suffers Fender-Bender
The FAA is investigating a November 29 incident in which an Embraer Legacy operated by fractional provider Flight Options hit a parked company Legacy while
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Two Killed in Crash of Cargo MU-2
The pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were killed when their Mitsubishi MU-2B crashed while trying to return to Centennial Airport in Denver.
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A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation
Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died
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Preliminary Report: Six Die In PC-12 Crash
Pilatus PC-12, Bellefonte, Pa., March 26, 2005–A PC-12 carrying six people crashed at about 2 p.m.
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Preliminary Report: Jetranger Lost On Fire Mission
Bell 206B-III, Shelbyville, Texas, March 10, 2005–Brainerd Helicopter Service’s JetRanger, operated by the U.S.
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Preliminary Report: Hawker Overruns At TEB
Hawker 700A, Teterboro, N.J., March 8, 2005–At about 10 p.m.
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Preliminary Report: Challenger Porpoises At TEB
Bombardier Challenger 600, Teterboro, N.J., April 2, 2005–On landing at TEB, Challenger N169TA porpoised and the right wing struck the runway surfac
