Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Metro Strikes Deer On Landing
Swearingen SA-227-AC Metro, Miami, Fla., March 30, 2005–An IBC Airways Swearingen on an instructional flight hit a deer while landing at Dade-Collie
Accidents
Factual Report: Cessna 441 Pilot Concerned About Weather
Cessna 441, Vestavia Hills, Ala., Dec.
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Bizav suffers a steep spike in fatal accidents
The 30 days between late October and late November last year was the worst period ever for serious turbine corporate airplane accidents in the U.S.
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Macedonian King Air accident shows value of TAWS
Analysis of last year’s fatal accident involving a King Air carrying Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski and others reinforces the value of the FAA’s req
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Pilot error blamed in Swiss Citation crash
A Cessna 560 Citation V, registered HB-VLV and operated by Eagle Air of Bern, Switzerland, crashed on takeoff at Zurich Airport on Dec.
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Deficient Mach research caused SJ30-2 accident
In its determination of probable cause, the NTSB implicated a history of stability issues at high Mach speeds in the April 26, 2003, crash of Sino Swearing
Accidents
Gearbox Oil Pressure Blamed In S-92 Emergency
Pilots of a Sikorsky S-92A from Norway’s Norsk Helikopter put out a Mayday call one day near the end of March, after being warned of a major drop in main r
Charter & Fractional
Out-of-limit cg might have led to TEB crash
Although the NTSB has not yet determined a probable cause for the February 2 Challenger 600 accident at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport, it has released a n
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Icing Might Have Caused Caravan Crash
Cessna Caravan 208B, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct.
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Preliminary Report: Longranger Disappears In Gulf Of Mexico
Bell 206L3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Oct.
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Preliminary Report: Coyote Interrupts Beech 1900 Takeoff Roll
Beech 1900D, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Oct.
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Preliminary Report: Forced Landing Follows Power Loss
Cessna 208 Caravan, Round Rock, Texas, Oct.
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Final Report: Hydroplanning Factor in Falcon Accident
Dassault Falcon 20, Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec.
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Final Report: Loss of Control Downed Charter One King Air
Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.
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Final Report: Microphone Assembly Blocked Control Movement
Challenger 600, Tupelo, Miss., March 9, 2005–Inadequate design of the STCed microphone jack assembly, resulting in restricted aft movement of the co
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Final Report: Failure to Abort Cited In CJ2 Hydroplaning Accident
Cessna CitationJet CJ2 525A, Newnan, Ga., July 15, 2005–The NTSB said the CitationJet’s collision with a localizer antenna was caused by the pilot’s
Accidents
Final Report: Loss of Control Blamed For Learjet Accident
Learjet 25, Amarillo, Texas, July 1, 2005–Landing at Amarillo International Airport with a 17-knot crosswind, the 7,300-hour captain was unable to m
Accidents
Final Report: Fuel Transfer Problems Caused Engine Stoppage
Beech King Air 300, Daytona Beach, Fla., April 14, 2004–The pilot’s inadequate management of the airplane’s fuel system, resulting in fuel starvatio
Accidents
Citation Crash Followed Long Grounding
More details have emerged about the November 5 crash of Citation N505K following a loss of control after takeoff from Hobby Airport in Houston.
Safety
Cessna Wins Caravan Crash Lawsuit
A jury decided in favor of Cessna in a lawsuit arising from the Oct.
Charter & Fractional
…and Charter Broker, DOT Reach Settlement
New York charter broker Blue Star Jets and the DOT reached a compromise settlement regarding alleged regulatory violations in connection with the same cras
Accidents
The Enduring Controversy of TWA Flight 800
It is hard to believe that despite the passage of more than nine years since that hot July night, the discussion continues about TWA Flight 800, which cras
Safety
NTSB Studies GA Weather Accidents
Noting that about two-thirds of all general aviation accidents that occur in IMC are fatal, the NTSB recently completed a study to better understand the ri
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Two Airplanes Crash On Same APA Approach Within 10 Days
Mitsubishi MU-2, Parker, Colo., Aug.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: LongRanger Hits Oil Platform On Landing
Bell 206B LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Yoke Movement Restricted On Beech 1900D
Raytheon Beech 1900D, Rockland, Maine, Aug.
