Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Final Report: Abrupt Collective Input Downed Bell
Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Galliano, La., March 13, 2005–Parked on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico for approximately 10 minutes with the main rotor rp
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Final Report: Pilot failed to maintain directional control
Gulfstream American Twin Commander 690C, Indianapolis, Feb.
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ATR Crash Probe Homes In on Fuel
Italian authorities strongly suspect that fuel starvation or contamination caused the crash of a Tunisian ATR 72 off the northern coast of Sicily on August
Airports
Torqued: Fallout from the TEB Challenger overrun crash
Last month we reported that, in the fallout from the February 2 Challenger overrun at Teterboro (TEB), the FAA levied a fine of almost $2 million against P
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Loss of Power Downs AS 350B
Eurocopter AS 350B, Juneau, Alaska, July 25, 2005–The high-skid-equipped Squirrel was substantially damaged after a loss of engine power and subsequ
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Preliminary Report: Eurocopter Loses Power
Eurocopter EC 120B, Fair Oaks, Calif., July 13, 2005–The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Eurocopter lost power and crashed in steep hilly ter
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Preliminary Report: Medical Flight Overruns Runway
Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005–Learjet N620JM was substantially damaged when it ran off the runway on landing at the Eagle County Regional
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Preliminary Report: Bell Crashes in Malaysian Mountains
Bell 206L4 LongRanger, Balaga, Sarawak, Malaysia, July 25, 2005–At about 10:45 a.m.
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Factual Report: Cargo Airplane Crashed In Icing Area
Cessna 208B Caravan, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
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Final Report: Learjet Flew Into Thunderstorm
Learjet 55, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 19, 2004–The NTSB blamed the accident on the flight crew’s decision to continue the approach into a known ar
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Final Report: MU-2 Lost Control For Undetermined Reasons
Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, Pittsfield, Mass., March 25, 2004–The NTSB determined the cause of the accident was “the pilot’s loss of aircraft control for u
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10 Days, One Airport, Two Fatal Crashes
All four people in a Cessna Conquest I died August 13 when their aircraft crashed about three miles south of Centennial Airport in Colorado.
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NTSB Updates Two Helo Accidents
The NTSB determined that the Sikorsky S-76 that crashed in the East River in Manhattan on June 17 had a bent compressor blade on one engine.
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Preliminary Report: Distraction might be a factor in gear-up landing
Learjet 25D, Sacramento, Calif., Oct.
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Preliminary Report: Pilot admits distraction in Caravan crash
Cessna Caravan 208B, Unalakleet, Alaska, Oct.
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Preliminary Report: Conquest crashes in snow and fog
Cessna 425 Conquest I, Bozeman, Mont., Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Sikorsky loses power over gulf
Sikorsky S-76A, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Sept.
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Preliminary Report: Helicopters collide near NASCAR track
Aerospatiale AS 350B/Eurocopter EC 130B4, Homestead, Fla., Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Bandeirante cargo flight crashes
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Manchester, N.H., Nov.
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Factual Report: EMS King Air down in mountains in night IMC
Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Rawlins, Wyo., Jan.
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Factual Report: Meridian crashed in swamp
Piper PA-46-500TP Meridian, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec.
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NTSB looks for answers in crash of Comair CRJ
When the nation’s news media rounded up the pundits to comment on the possible causes of the August 27 crash of Comair Flight 5191, many could conjure reas
Accidents
Frontier Flying Service Hangar Burns
Investigators last month had yet to determine the cause of a December 26 fire that destroyed Frontier Flying Service’s hangar at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Mem
Safety
Challenger malfunction under investigation
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the Nov.
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Preliminary Report: Wing separated on chalk's mallard
Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard, Miami Beach, Fla., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: TBM crashes during practice engine-out procedures
Socata TBM 700, Lancaster, Calif., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Embraer runs out of fuel on final
Embraer EMB-110P1, Orangeburg, S.C., Dec.
