Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Accidents

Evidence of Birdstrike in Sabreliner Overrun

Bird residue was found in the left engine of the Sabreliner that crashed during an aborted takeoff May 9 from Brownwood Regional Airport, Texas, according
Accidents

ATR 72 Crash Traced To an Incorrect Fuel Gauge

Accident investigators have determined that Tunisian mechanics replaced a faulty fuel gauge in the ATR 72 that crashed off the northeast coast of Sicily on
Accidents

NTSB Questions Training Companies

In the final report on the February 2005 Cessna Citation 560 crash in Pu
Accidents

Pilots Killed in Crash of Brazilian CitationJet

The Department of Civil Aviation of Brazil is investigating the September 16 crash of a 1997 CitationJet following an apparent loss of control during the i
Accidents

Safety Board: BBJ Blindsided GIV at Newark

According to the NTSB’s factual report of the March 16 ground collision at the Signature Flight Support ramp at Newark Liberty International Airport, a Boe
Safety

Human error cited in Milan fatal collision

Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll
Accidents

…But Airline Pilots Say NTSB Investigation Fell Short

The Air Line Pilots Association welcomed the NTSB’s findings of pilot fatigue and color blindness as factors in the crash of the FedEx 727, but didn’t beli
Accidents

Wind Shift Possible Factor in Premier I Overrun

A Raytheon Premier I that ran off the runway on landing at North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) on May 27 might have gotten caught in a wind shift from a crosswin
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High Density Altitude Helped Bring Down Helicopter

The pilot’s decision to rapidly maneuver the helicopter at a high density altitude near steeply sloping terrain was the cause of a fatal air-tour helicopte
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Pilots Killed in Crash of King Air near Lewisburg, W. Va.

Pilot-in-command Lowell Lawson, 67, and copilot James Robinson were killed June 13 when their King Air 200 crashed on a Part 135 positioning flight from it
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Powerful prescription drugs found in accident pilot’s body

A cocktail of prescription drugs was found in the body of the pilot of a King Air that crashed on April 4, 2003, at 9:35 a.m.
Aircraft

UK TBM 700 crash eerily reminiscent of others

The Air Accident Investigation Branch of the British Department of Transport is adopting a cautious approach to its investigation of the crash of Socata TB
Charter & Fractional

NTSB faults check airman in Flight Options MU-300 overrun

“The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway at Cuyahoga County Airport [CGF], Cleveland, Ohio, and the PIC’s failure to initiat
Aircraft

Preliminary Report:Macedonian president killed

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 200, PITULJA, BOSNIA, FEB.
Aircraft

Preliminary Report: 3 killed in King Air accident

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR B90, DODGE CITY, KAN., FEB.
Aircraft

Preliminary Report: Ccaravan control cable fails

CESSNA 208B CARAVAN, AUBURN, ALA., FEB.
Aircraft

Preliminary Report: Commander loss of control

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., FEB.
Aircraft

Factual Report: Fatal on base to final

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, BISHOP, CALIF., AUG.
Aircraft

Final Report: Mountain wave downs Westwind

ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1124A, TAOS, N.M., NOV.
Aircraft

Mainenance flaws fell MU-2

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
Aircraft

Pilots injured in Learjet overrun accident

The NTSB is investigating crew-duty times, crew performance, crew training and aircraft maintenance issues in connection with the February 20 accident in w
Aircraft

Four killed in crash of Marine Corps Citation

Two pilots and two other crewmembers were killed when their UC-35, a military version of the Citation 560, crashed and caught fire March 10 about half a mi
Aircraft

Two killed in crash of MU-2 that went missing

The wreckage of Mitsubishi MU-2 N966MA was found submerged in about 20 feet of water five days after it crashed March 11 into the Napa River, under unknown
Regulations and Government

Pilot of Greek Falcon in fatal upset appeals his case

The pilot of the Greek government Falcon 900 that suffered an in-flight fatal upset (AIN, July 2002, page 59) is appealing his guilty conviction before the
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Caravan crashes in Lake Erie

CESSNA 208 CARAVAN, PELEE ISLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA, JAN.
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Preliminary report: Falcon veers off runway

DASSAULT FALCON 20C, PUEBLO, COLO., JAN.
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Preliminary report: Wingtip strikes runway

BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19, RAPID CITY, S.D., JAN.
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Dash 8 lands on taxiway

DE HAVILLAND DHC-8, SEATTLE, WASH., JAN.
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Meridian looses power

PIPER PA-46-500TP, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., JAN.
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Preliminary report: EC 120 damaged in autorotation

EUROCOPTER EC 120B, JONESBORO, GA., JAN.