Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Sikorsky S-7 Crashes in Baltic Sea
Sikorsky S-76, Tallinn, Estonia, Aug.
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Preliminary Report: Premier I landing gear collapses
Raytheon Premier I, Rockland, Maine, Sept.
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Preliminary Report: Three Killed in Offshore Accident
Agusta 109A II, Shoreline, Wash., Sept.
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Final Report: Birds Blamed
Rockwell International NA-265-80 Sabreliner, Brownwood, Texas, May 9, 2005–The NTSB blamed bird ingestion for the damage to the first-stage compress
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Final Report: Pilot failed to maintain proper climb rate
Beech King Air C90A, Salt Lake City, Dec.
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Final Report: Pilot did not maintain control in icing
Cessna Caravan 208B, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
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Final Report: Fuel Exhaustion Downed Another King Air
Raytheon Beech King Air A90, Pensacola, Fla., Aug.
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Final Report: VFR Flight Into IMC Blamed for Mountain Crash
Rupert, W.Va., June 13, 2004–King Air N200BE departed Summersville (W.Va.) Airport (SXL) VFR, having filed an IFR flight plan, but it struck Big Mou
Safety
Dual Engine Flameout Grounds UND Icing Research Jet
A University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation II icing research aircraft made a successful deadstick landing near Beaver, Alaska, about 70 miles north
Safety
Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Increase
The number of fatalities in turbine business airplane accidents increased nearly 80 percent (mostly due to crashes involving turboprops) in the first nine
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Heli-Skiing Flight Proves Fatal
Bell 206B JetRanger, Sirnach, Switzerland, March 26, 2005–The pilot and three passengers were killed when the Swiss-registered Jet-Ranger they were
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Factual Report: MU-2 May Have Stalled on Approach
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Ferndale, Md., May 14, 2004–Epps Air Service MU-2 N755AF was destroyed when it hit trees and the ground while approaching Balti
Accidents
Factual Report: Learjet overran Runway at FXE
Bombardier Learjet 55, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 19, 2004–Hop-A-Jet Learjet N55LF overran Runway 31 during the landing roll at Fort Lauderdale Exe
Accidents
Factual Report: Longranger Breaks Up on Oil Rig
Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Galliano, La., March 13, 2005–LongRanger N480RA was destroyed when it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico when departing an offs
Aircraft
Final Report Issued On UK Challenger Crash
The UK’s August 20 final report of the fatal crash of a Challenger 604 at Birmingham International Airport, England, on Jan.
Accidents
Only Minor Injuries in Crash that Destroys King Air
The pilot and his passenger escaped with minor injuries after their King Air A90 was severely damaged during a crash landing at Ferguson Airport, Pensacola
Aircraft
Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out
Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai
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Hearings set on CL-600 crash
NTSB public hearings are scheduled to take place June 13 to 15 on the crash of a Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CL-600 regional jet in Jefferson City, Mo., o
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Passenger/Pilot Recovering from Injuries
Gerry Garapich and fellow passenger Bob Powelson are recovering from the injuries they sustained on May 5 during a rough landing at North Las Vegas Airport
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Bombardier CL600 Subject of Alert
The FAA has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin to alert operators of Bombardier CL600-2B19 regional jets of “higher-than-expected levels o
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Sabreliner Runs off Runway
A Sabreliner owned and operated by Compass Acquisitions and Development in Dallas ran off the runway at Brownwood Regional Airport, Texas, on May 9 followi
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Preliminary Report: Embraer makes improper descent
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Pownal, Vt., Aug 4, 2006–The 2,875-hour ATP-rated pilot of Air Now’s EMB-110 was killed when the airplane hit a mountain in
