Accidents

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.

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

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.

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

Webinar participants stress the need for better preflight and enroute weather decision-making.

Two NTSB investigators are in Smyrna, Tennessee, investigating a fatal crash of a Cessna Citation I/SP that killed all seven on board.

Checklist usage, a foundation to both good airmanship and safety, could have potentially prevented a June 2019 King Air accident.

All four aboard the Brainerd Helicopters UH-60A were killed during the test of a new fire bucket release system.

Two years after a highly publicized airplane crash, a criminal prosecution addresses a persistent problem.

An NTSB prelim report notes the May 12 midair collision between a Cirrus SR22 and Swearingen Metroliner occurred while they were on parallel approaches.

The NTSB said the pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control following reduced thrust in the left engine on takeoff resulted in a fatal King Air crash.

Within the next 14 days, the NTSB is expected to publish a preliminary report on last week’s midair collision of a Cirrus SR22 and Metroliner.

The Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday referred the case stemming from the 2009 Air France crash of an Airbus A330 to the French criminal court.

The NTSB is proposing to update accident notification form 6120.1, the document required to be filed in the event of an accident or incident.

Preliminary and final accident reports, May 2021

Runway excursions continue to be a threat during the aircraft landing maneuver. Here are some tips to help pilots avoid these mishaps.

The operator of a drone that struck an LAPD AStar last year has been sentenced to a $500 fine and probation.