Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Final Report: Grand Canyon helicopter lost power
Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Peach Springs, Ariz., May 2, 2005–The NTSB was unable to determine the reason for the loss of power that caused th
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Final Report: U.S. Forest Service AS 350 collided with trees
Eurocopter AS 350B3, Yellow Pine, Idaho, Aug.
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Near Disaster at SFO
The NTSB last month announced an investigation into a May 26 incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in which two regional airliners came wit
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Maintenance faulted in 2005 Chalk’s crash
The crash of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard on Dec.
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Runaway trim focus of Citation crash investigation
A pilot’s brief distress call concerning “trim runaway” remains (at press time) the sole clue in the fatal crash of a 1981 Cessna Citation II into Lake Mic
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Citation Runs Long, Crashes into House
The preliminary NTSB report on Saturday afternoon’s fatal Citation crash in Conway, Ark., in which the pilot attempted to take off from Runway 26 at Conway
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Legacy pilots booked on criminal charges
American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were indicted last month for their alleged part in the collision of their Embraer Legacy with a Gol Airlines
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Avanti pilot averts runway collision
A Piaggio Avanti blew its two main gear tires during a runway incursion at Teterboro Airport on June 17.
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Falcon 900 Overruns Runway on Aborted Takeoff
A Falcon 900 ran off Runway 25 while departing from California’s Santa Barbara Airport at 2:15 p.m.
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Aborted Falcon 900 Takeoff Ends in Overrun
A Falcon 900 ran off Runway 25 while departing from California’s Santa Barbara Airport at 2:15 pm on June 10.
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Final Report: Baggage carts, CRJ collided
Bombardier CRJ (CL-600-2D24), Las Vegas, April 30, 2006–Northwest Airlines ground service personnel failed to set the parking brake properly on the lead ba
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Final Report: EMS helicopter lost control
Eurocopter AS 350-B3, Apache Junction, Ariz., Dec.
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Final Report: Copilot failed to follow approach procedure
Beech C99, Butte, Mont., March 18, 2006–The NTSB attributed the Ameriflight cargo airplane’s crash into mountains to the copilot’s failure
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Preliminary Report: NetJets Citation taxis into van
Cessna Citation 560 Ultra, Farmingdale, N.Y., April 10, 2007–Taxiing at Republic Airport on Long Island, the NetJets Citation hit a parked maintenan
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Preliminary Report: U.S.-registered Challenger SE crashes in Moscow
Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Moscow, Feb.
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Preliminary Report: CRJ experiences stabilizer trim problem
Bombardier CRJ, Milwaukee, Wis., April 1, 2007–Climbing out from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Runway 19R at 6:45 a.m., the Air Wisco
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Preliminary Report: Engine surge interrupts takeoff
Swearingen SA-226T, Wheeling, Ill., April 11, 2007–N125WG was substantially damaged during an aborted takeoff at Chicago Executive Airport.
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Factual Report: S-76 crashes off oil platform
Sikorsky S-76A++, Eugene Island, Gulf of Mexico, Oct.
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Legacy Pilots Indicted on Criminal Charges…
American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were indicted Friday for their alleged part in the collision of their Embraer Legacy with a Gol Airlines Boe
Regulations and Government
…But Extradition to Brazil Unlikely at This Stage
Next step for the pilots is their testimony in the case, scheduled to take place in Brazil on August 27.
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Citation Crash Kills Michigan Transplant Team
Recovery efforts are continuing today for the wreckage of a 1981 Cessna Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan soon after takeoff from Milwaukee late
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Legacy CVR helps pilot's defense
Cockpit voice recordings leaked late last month from the Embraer Legacy that collided with the Gol Airlines 737 over the Amazon last September indicate tha
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Citation II Crash Kills Two
The NTSB released preliminary information last month after a Citation II hit terrain during a circling approach to Dillon Airport in southwest Montana, kil
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NTSB Faults Maintenance, FAA in Fatal Chalk’s Crash
The NTSB yesterday released the probable cause of the Dec.
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Jeppesen Sued by ACLU for Rendition Flight Support
In a rare case in aviation, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Jeppesen Sanderson (a Boeing property) for its part in aiding so-called “ext
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Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers
A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c
