Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Sikorsky loses power over gulf
Sikorsky S-76A, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Sept.
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Preliminary Report: Helicopters collide near NASCAR track
Aerospatiale AS 350B/Eurocopter EC 130B4, Homestead, Fla., Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Bandeirante cargo flight crashes
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Manchester, N.H., Nov.
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Factual Report: EMS King Air down in mountains in night IMC
Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Rawlins, Wyo., Jan.
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Factual Report: Meridian crashed in swamp
Piper PA-46-500TP Meridian, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec.
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NTSB looks for answers in crash of Comair CRJ
When the nation’s news media rounded up the pundits to comment on the possible causes of the August 27 crash of Comair Flight 5191, many could conjure reas
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Frontier Flying Service Hangar Burns
Investigators last month had yet to determine the cause of a December 26 fire that destroyed Frontier Flying Service’s hangar at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Mem
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Challenger malfunction under investigation
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Wing separated on chalk's mallard
Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard, Miami Beach, Fla., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: TBM crashes during practice engine-out procedures
Socata TBM 700, Lancaster, Calif., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Embraer runs out of fuel on final
Embraer EMB-110P1, Orangeburg, S.C., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: That's no bull, it's a helicopter
Bell 206L-4T LongRanger, Mostóles, Spain, Dec.
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Preliminary Report: LearJet lands short of runway
Bombardier Learjet 35, Truckee, Calif., Dec.
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Final Report: Accident highlighted collective lock problems
Eurocopter AS 350-B2, Scottsdale, Ariz., July 1, 2004–The NTSB determined that the accident was the result of “the inadvertent in-flight engagement
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Final Report: Inadequate airspeed cited in Citation II crash
Cessna 550 Citation II, Venice, Fla., Aug.
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Final Report: BBJ taxied into GIV at newark
Gulfstream GIV, Newark, N.J., March 16, 2005–The NTSB blamed the ground collision of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) and a Gulfstream GIV on the Boeing
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Final Report: Wild turkeys blamed for CRJ accident
Bombardier CRJ-299 Regional Jet, Dulles Airport, Va., March 9, 2002–“The airplane’s collision with two wild turkeys” was the probable cause of a CRJ
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Caravan Goes Down in Russia
Russian aviation officials are investigating the fatal crash of a 2004 Cessna Grand Caravan (Aruba registry P4-OIN) as it was trying to land at Moscow-Domo
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Nike GV Incident Prompts Service Letter
Gulfstream’s initial investigation into the November 21 incident involving a jammed gear on Nike’s GV revealed corrosion on the main landing gear (MLG) upl
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Pilot charged in fatal helo crash
A pilot has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges following an accident in Hawaii last September that killed three passengers.
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Three Killed in Cessna Caravan Crash
Three people were killed and five others injured January 21 in the crash of a Sonicblue Airways Cessna Caravan as it approached Vancouver Island, B.C.
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Recent Caravan Fatals Draw NTSB Concern
Two recent fatal accidents in icing conditions involving Cessna Caravans prompted the NTSB to issue more recommendations for the turboprop single.
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Survivor of Helo Crash Gets $38 Million
Twenty-nine-year-old Chana Daskal, the sole survivorof an Aug.
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Eleven Killed in Falcon 20 Crash
An Iranian-military Falcon 20 crashed after making a forced landing on a road in Orumiyeh, Iran, last month, killing all 11 aboard, including high-ranking
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NTSB: Caravan Not in a Midair Collision
In its January 10 final report on the fatal crash of a Cessna Caravan more than three years ago, the NTSB said there was “no evidence of an in-flight colli
Charter & Fractional
No Injuries in NetJets Citation Accident
A NetJets Citation 560 sustained substantial damage, according to the NTSB, when its right wing contacted Runway 36 during landing at Lakeland Airport in M
