Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #1
Dassault Falcon 20, Swanton, Ohio April 8, 2003–At approximately 1:50 p.m.
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Final Report: Maintenance error leads to hard landing
GULFSTREAM V, WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., FEB.
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Final Report: Cheyenne CFIT Accident
Piper PA-31T1, Graham, Texas, Nov 12, 2001–The NTSB determined the probable cause was the pilot’s failure to discontinue the approach afte
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Investigation Continues into TBM 700 Fatal
The NTSB continues its investigation into a fatal crash April 24 that killed the pilot when his TBM 700 turboprop single hit a 38-foot telephone pole, then
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Fuel Starvation Eyed in King Air B90 Crash
An NTSB preliminary report suggests that the Beechcraft King Air B90 (N10TM) that crashed into a parking lot in Chattanooga, Tenn., on September 19 ran out
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Investigators zero in on 1900D crash
According to the NTSB, faulty maintenance contributed to the crash of an Air Midwest Beech 1900D seconds after taking off from Charlotte, N.C., on January
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Bell Helicopter Goes To Court over Crash Deaths of Paramedics
Bell Helicopter must face trial over the deaths of three paramedics killed in a 1998 helicopter crash in Los Angeles, after the California Supreme Court de
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Factual Report: Firefighting helo crashes
BELL B206L-3, WHITERIVER, ARIZ., JULY 26, 2003–At 10:34 a.m.
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Russian Leader Killed in Crash
Alexander Lebed, a once-powerful Russian politician, was killed April 29 when the Russian-made Mil Mi-8 helicopter in which he and 19 others were traveling
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Hypoxia suspected in King Air accident
RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR B200, WERNADINGA STATION, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, SEPT.
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Preliminary Report: Mitsubishi MU-300, Anderson, IN
MITSUBISHI MU-300, ANDERSON, IND., MARCH 25, 2002–A Diamond operated by Corporate Flight Management sustained substantial damage during an
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Preliminary Report: Sikorsky S-61A, Dunsmuir, CA
SIKORSKY S-61A, DUNSMUIR, CALIF., MARCH 26, 2002–Visual meteorological conditions prevailed when the twin-engine helicopter hit terrain, k
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Preliminary Report: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, Carolina, PR
MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO, APRIL 15, 2002–Shortly after 3 p.m., an MU-2 crashed into a car dealership west of San Juan.
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Aeromed King Air Crashes in Colorado Mountains
An aeromedical Beechcraft King Air C90 en route from Chinle, Ariz., to Alamosa, Colo., crashed late Thursday night in the San Juan Mountains of southern Co
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Problems on earlier SJ30-2 flight reported
The Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 that crashed in a remote area of Texas on the morning of April 26 was on the second in a series of flights to complete flutter c
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No spin chute on SJ30-2 that crashed
The Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 that crashed on April 26 was not equipped with a spin recovery chute, nor was it required to be.
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Two fatal bizjet accidents in two days
On September 19, Learjet 25B N666TW was landing at Del Rio International Airport, Texas, and ran off the end of the runway, crossed a street, hit trees, ca
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Tail-rotor failure suspected in NYC rooftop crash of ENG helo
Tail-rotor failure appears to be the culprit in the May 4 crash of a Eurocopter AS 350 news helicopter in New York City.
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Portuguese Investigating Fatal King Air Accident
The Portuguese government is investigating the September 12 fatal accident of a 1977 King Air 200 in which the British pilot and all eight Spanish passenge
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Factual Report: Malibu turboprop mod breaks up in thunderstorms
PIPER PA-46-310P OSTEEN, FLA., JUNE 14, 2002–Flying in an area of thunderstorms, Piper Malibu N9143B, a JetProp turboprop conversion, lost its right
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Factual Report: Loss of Control leads to Conquest breakup
CESSNA 425 CONQUEST I, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–At 10:35 a.m., Conquest I N444JV experienced a loss of control and broke up in flight in IMC.
