Accidents

International Bizav Accidents: 10-year Review

The Pilatus PC-12, flying from Milan to Olbia with two pilots and six passengers on board, crashed into an office building a few minutes after takeoff.

The NTSB is continuing its investigation into the fatal midair between a Robinson R22 and a Piper PA-28 at Arizona's Chandler Municipal Airport.

Preliminary and final accident reports, October 2021

The NTSB found that the parking brake handle and the valve it controlled were in the set position in the crash of a Citation 560XL.

A report on the fatal crash of an Air India Express aircraft said the pilots didn't follow operational procedures when attempting to land in monsoon rain.

A Cessna 402 flown by regional airline Cape Air burst into flames after a running off the runway at Provincetown Airport.

Preliminary and final accident reports, September 2021

A Delaware judge has ruled that Boeing’s board must face a shareholder liability claim over the twin crashes of the 737 Max.

Runway confusion events are often precursors of a runway incursion and potential collision between aircraft, airport vehicles, or construction equipment.

here were no reportable accidents and only one serious incident last year involving EASA-member-state-registered, non-commercial business aircraft.

The FAA continues to struggle with minimal inspector staffing in Alaska, where operators face challenging conditions and crashes are frequent.

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2021

NTSB was on scene of the crash site near Truckee-Tahoe Airport for five days as they gathered information on a Challenger 605 accident that killed six.

Seamanship and airmanship are similar—both involve the art or mastery of operating a vessel and a highly specialized skillset.

The action by the FAA to ground Rhoades Aviation relates to an investigation into maintenance deficiencies, not the July 2 ditching accident.

The UK S-92 helicopter low-altitude incident parallels circumstances of Kobe Bryant fatal crash.

The sole occupant pilot survived the crash of a firefighting Bell 212 into California's Lake Shastina.

An Antonov An-26 twin turboprop operated by Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise crashed in the sea while on approach to Palana Airport on Russia's Pacific coast.

Accidents and fatalities involving U.S.-registered business jets more than doubled from a year ago as mishaps surged in the second quarter.

Transair Flight 810 ditched off the coast of West Oahu following engine trouble soon after takeoff.

Preliminary and final accident reports, July 2021

NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt Reflects on 15 Years of Transportation Safety Advocacy

Operator, pilot's estate, settle with families in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.

U.S. Fifth Circuit rules that helitour crash counsel isn't entitled to view all interagency documents between the NTSB and parties to the investigation.

The last ATC radar return of a Cessna Citation I/SP that crashed into a lake showed the aircraft at about 700 feet msl and descending at some 31,000 fpm.

The Black Hawk helicopter's snorkel was observed swinging "violently" before impacting the main rotors and perhaps the tailboom.

An NTSB investigator dissected a business aviation crash to illustrate the need to determine if crews are following SOPs.

The NTSB concluded that spatial disorientation was the cause of the 2019 night AW139 crash in the Bahamas.

Preliminary and final accident reports, June 2021