Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Beech 1900Ds Destroyed in Hangar Fire

A fire last month destroyed a hangar and the two Beech 1900D twin-turboprops inside at Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island, Neb.
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Navy Sabreliners Crash Off Florida Coast

Seven crewmembers are presumed dead after a flight of two U.S.
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Brazil Midair Accident Report Leaked to Press

Brazil's aircraft investigation board, Cenipa, won't release its report on the Embraer Legacy 600/Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 midair until early next month
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Southwest Crew Faulted for MDW Overrun

The NTSB determined Tuesday that the probable cause of the Dec.
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Officials Investigate MU-2, Twin Commander Accidents

An NTSB investigation is under way into the fatal crash of  Mitsubishi MU-2B N755AF while on the approach to Baltimore Washington Airport (BWI) during
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Citation rolls off runway on takeoff

There was no indication that the internal control lock was engaged on a Citation 550 that careened off the runway during its takeoff roll at Wiley Post Air
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Journey's end for TWA 800

The journey of TWA Flight 800, which began from New York JFK International Airport on the hot evening of July 17, 1996, finally ended this spring, not at i
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A Fifth Premier I Overrun Comes to Light

After AIN’s report last month about four Raytheon Aircraft Premier I landing overruns in the last couple of years, another operator disclo
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King Air Crash in Bosnia Blamed on Pilot Error

Pilot error caused the February 26 crash of a King Air 200 in Southern Bosnia that killed Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, six of his aides and the t
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Birdstrike Damage Forces Aborted Takeoff

On May 8 a Beechjet 400 (N400GJ) operated by Georgia Jet was substantially damaged when it struck birds while departing from Runway 6L at Cleveland Burke L
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Four Premier I overruns, but no injuries

The Premier I has been involved in four landing overruns since the Raytheon Aircraft light jet entered service in the summer of 2001.
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As Expected, NTSB Blames Comair Crew for Accident

The NTSB blamed the crew of the Comair Bombardier regional jet that crashed at Lexington (Ky.) Blue Grass Airport on August 27 last year for failing to rea
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Crashed GII Was Carrying Large Cocaine Stash

The FAA and NTSB are helping the Mexican government in the investigation of a 1975 Gulfstream II (N987SA) that crashed last Monday in a remote jungle area
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No injuries in PHI Bell 407 ditching

A Petroleum Helicopters Bell 407 ditched into the Gulf of Mexico on August 16 after an apparent catastrophic engine failure.
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Preliminary Report: King Air EMS crash claims five

Hawker Beechcraft King Air E90B, Ruidoso, N.M., Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Runway incursion at TEB

Bombardier Learjet 45/Bombardier Challenger 604, Teterboro, N.J., Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet 25 suffers dual flameout

Bombardier Learjet 25, St.
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Preliminary Report: Citation hits deer on takeoff

Cessna Citation 650, Benton Harbor, Mich., Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Eurocopter door pops open

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Juneau, Alaska, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: ‘Torque Turns’ reported for Bell 412

Bell 412 EP, Eket, Nigeria, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet suffers hydraulic failure

Bombardier Learjet 35, Seattle, July 13, 2007–Learjet N35WE veered off Runway 13 at Boeing Field on landing.
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Preliminary Report: Crew reports problems with spoilers and brakes

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Melville Hall, Dominica, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crashes in Brazil

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante PT-SDB, Curitiba, Brazil, Aug.
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Final Report: Falcon antiskid controller malfunctioned on landing

Dassault Falcon 900, Greenville, S.C., July 17, 2006–The NTSB determined that the landing overrun of the Erg Aviation II Falcon at Greenville Downto
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Final Report: Fedex Airbus returned to airport after tail strike on takeoff

Airbus A300-600F, El Paso, Texas, June 10, 2002–The NTSB determined that the cause of the tail strike the FedEx Airbus suffered on takeoff from El P
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Final Report: Firefighting Longranger spun in

Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Whiteriver, Ariz., July 26, 2003–The NTSB found that the crash of the LongRanger firefighting ferry flight was the result of
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Final Report: ERJ 145 had uncontained engine caused by mechanical malfunction

Embraer ERJ 145LR, Kansas City, Mo., May 19, 2005–The Safety Board attributed the uncontained engine failure of the American Connection flight in cr
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Final Report: Meridian design blamed in crash

Piper Malibu Meridian PA-46-500TP, Parowan, Utah, Jan.
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Racing driver killed in helo crash

British racing driver Colin McRae was killed when the Eurocopter AS 355 Twin Squirrel he was flying crashed near his home in Scotland on September 15.