Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
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Response to engine failure downed Metro
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its final report on the 2002 crash of a Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliner III at Aberdeen Airport,
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No injuries in PC-12 deadstick
A Pilatus PC-12 that lost power at an altitude of about 6,000 feet made a deadstick landing December 14 on four-lane Highway 933 North in the midst of a co
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Icing, overweight condition downed Winnipeg Caravan
The pilot flying a Cessna Caravan that crashed after takeoff on Oct.
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Business Accident record Mixed in 2006
Total business aviation accidents were down slightly in 2006, thanks mainly to a decrease of more than 17 percent in turboprop accidents, according to avia
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NTSB releases details on Comair crash
As Comair Flight 5191 accelerated down an unlit runway into the predawn darkness at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., last August 27, the captain–the n
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Preliminary Report: Premier overruns French runway
Raytheon Premier I, Deauville, France, Dec.
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Factual Report: Jetranger lifts off without pilot
Bell 206B JetRanger, Boulder City, Nev., Nov.
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Final Report: Icing blamed for fatal Caravan crash in Canada
Cessna 208 Caravan, Winnipeg, Canada, Oct.
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Final Report: ATC warning system faulted in MU-2 crash
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Parker, Colo., Aug.
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Failure To Use Deicing Boots Cited in Accident Report
The NTSB determined today that the Feb.
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Two fatal accidents
Two fatal bizjet accidents in the first two weeks of this year, already half the total for all of 2006, have claimed the lives of four pilots.
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Pilot Blames Weather for Runway Incursion
While the NTSB investigation into last month’s runway incursion at Denver International Airport continues, the pilot of one of the aircraft involved said b
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NTSB: Pinnacle crash exposes cultural, systemic safety flaws
A lack of professionalism, discipline and knowledge exhibited by the two pilots flying the Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 that crashed in Jefferson Ci
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NTSB Investigating Citation Takeoff Crash
More details have emerged about the November 5 fatal crash of Citation N505K following a loss of control on takeoff at Hobby Airport in Houston.
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Business Aviation Safety Off To Bad Start in 2007
Two fatal business jet accidents in the first two weeks of this year claimed the lives of four pilots.
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NTSB: Lack of Experience a Factor in MU-2 Fatal
The NTSB final report on the May 2005 crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 in Hillsboro, Ore., found several causes, notably mishandling a power loss due to a la
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Another Flight Options Beechjet Dual Flameout
A Flight Options Beechjet 400A (N691TA) yesterday afternoon experienced a dual-engine flameout en route from Indianapolis International Airport to Marco Is
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Just Do It: Crew of Troubled Nike GV Did
The maiden flight yesterday of Nike’s newest Gulfstream V–a 2002 model acquired by the sneaker giant on November 2–ended uneventfully, but not as originall
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Pilots’ ‘Unprofessional Behavior’ Led to CRJ Fatal
The NTSB concluded that the “unprofessional behavior” and “poor airmanship” of the pilots caused the Oct.
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ATC Procedures Faulted in MU-2 Fatal
Although the NTSB blamed the commercial pilot of a Mitsubishi MU-2 that crashed in Parker, Colo., in August 2005 for his failure to fly a stabilized instru
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CVR Recovered in Fatal Learjet 35A Crash
The NTSB recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the Learjet 35A that crashed while on final approach to Truckee Tahoe Airport, Calif., on the afte
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Chalk’s Grounds Mallards in Wake of Accident
Chalk’s Ocean Airways has voluntarily grounded its remaining fleet of four Grumman Turbo Mallards after investigators found a serious fatigue crack in the
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Wing Separated before Mallard Crashed
The NTSB has begun recovering the wreckage of the Chalk’s Ocean Airways Turbo Mallard that crashed off the coast of Miami yesterday afternoon, killing all
