Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Safety
Runway calculations eyed in MDW overrun probe
While the NTSB is far from concluding its investigation into the fatal nighttime overrun accident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 at Chicago Midw
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Pilot Reports Wake Encounter Preceded Landing Mishap
Bombardier Challenger 600, Aspen, Colo., Feb.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Citation Wing Hits Runway
Cessna 560 Citation V Ultra, Woodruff, Wis., Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Citation I Gear Collapses
Cessna Citation I, Greensboro, N.C., Feb, 1, 2006–Citation N814ER, registered to Flite Services of Tampa, Fla., crashed on the runway at Piedmont Tr
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Preliminary Report: Australian JetRanger Crashes
Bell 206BIII JetRanger, Parkes, Australia, Feb.
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Preliminary Report: PHI LongRanger caught in IMC
Bell 206L LongRanger, Chesterfield, Ind., Feb.
Charter & Fractional
NTSB narrows its focus on Montrose Challenger crash
“Chunks of slush” slid off the taxiing Bombardier Challenger 600 just before
it crashed on takeoff from Montrose Regional Airport in Montrose, Colo.,
it crashed on takeoff from Montrose Regional Airport in Montrose, Colo.,
Charter & Fractional
Lawsuit Blames Crew for Fatal GIII Crash
The family of flight attendant Kristi Dunn, killed in the Nov.
Accidents
Final Report: LongRanger that crashed into East river overnight
Bell 206L LongRanger, New York, N.Y., June 14, 2005–The NTSB blamed the crash of the Helicopter Professionals LongRanger on “the pilot’s inadequate
Accidents
Final Report: Inadequate planning blamed for night IMC accident
Beech King Air 90, Rawlins, Wyo., Jan.
Accidents
Final Report: Spatial disorientation in night IMC downed EMS helo
Eurocopter BO 105 CBS5, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., Oct.
Accidents
Final Report: King Air pilot pulled up gear too soon
Beech King Air 200, Green Bay, Wis., June 30, 2004–The accident was caused by the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the pilot’s pr
Safety
Wake Vortices Might Have Caused Mishap
The pilot of a Bombardier Challenger 600 that was substantially damaged during a hard landing on Runway 15 at Aspen, Colo., on February 9, told the NTSB th
Accidents
King Air Crash Kills Six
All six people aboard a King Air 200 that crashed in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., on February 3 were killed.
Accidents
Fund Created for Children of Pilots Killed
In an unusual move, Air Tractor has established a college education fund for children of pilots who are killed in accidents involving the company’s aerial
Accidents
Pilot Lost Control before Fatal Crash
A Tri-Coastal Airlines Metro crashed in a “nose-down, near-vertical attitude” near Paris, Tenn., while on a cargo flight from Dayton, Ohio, to Harlingen, T
Accidents
Luton Challenger overrun under investigation
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched a formal investigation into the factors leading to the February 5 overrun of a German-registered Cha
Accidents
Hendrick King Air crew lost situational awareness
A Beech King Air 200 carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports Nascar race team crashed near Martinsville, Va., on Oct.
Accidents
M7 Aerospace recieves EASA approval
In its most recent AS9100 surveillance audit, Sabreliner’s southeast Missouri operations received a score of 98.9 percent, its highest rating for quality s
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Cessna's demo Caravan crashes
Cessna 208 Caravan, Yucaipa, Calif., March 29, 2006–Cessna Aircraft Western and Canada regional sales manager Steve O’Neill and Rick Voorhis, presid
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Preliminary Report: Learjet loses control on takeoff
Learjet 35, Philadelphia, March 22, 2006–As the Bankair Learjet N58EM was taking off at 2 a.m.
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Preliminary Report: Jetranger crashes in trees
Bell 206B JetRanger, Patterson, La., March 14, 2006–As the Rotorcraft Leasing JetRanger left Patterson for an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, the hel
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Preliminary Report: Cargo Beech 99 down in mountains
Beech 99, Butte, Mont., March 18, 2006–The ATP pilot and commercial copilot were killed when the Ameriflight Beech 99 cargo flight crashed into tree
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Venezuelan Caravan loses power
Cessna 208B Caravan, Arecuna, Venezuela, March 5, 2006–A Venezuelan-registered Caravan, YV-1149C, crashed during a forced landing after re
Accidents
Factual Report: Engine problem factor in MU-2 fatal
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
Accidents
Final Report: Improper flare blamed for Learjet overrun
Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005– The NTSB determined that the cause of the overrun was the pilot’s improper flare, resulting in a hard land
