Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Fatal King Air Crash Under Investigation
The NTSB is investigating the June 12 fatal crash of King Air A90 N7043G.
ATC
Crew, ATC cited in Learjet CFIT
In its final report released late last month, the NTSB concluded that a combination of flight crew and ATC deficiencies led to a controlled flight into ter
Accidents
Hawker goes out of control
The NTSB is investigating the May 4 upset of a Raytheon Aircraft-owned Hawker 800A near Lincoln, Neb., during a post-maintenance stall test.
Accidents
TWA 800... 10 years later: Putting the conspiracy theories to rest
Ten years ago this month our aviation community suffered its second major hull loss in two months.
Accidents
Report Shows False Data by MU-2 Pilot
The pilot of a Mitsubishi MU-2 that crashed shortly after takeoff from Portland-Hillsboro (Ore.) Airport in May last year had falsified his records, accord
Accidents
Montrose Crash Copilot Suing Bombardier
Eric Wicksell is suing Bombardier for negligence, claiming the Challenger 601 is defective because operating and training manuals didn’t disclose what he a
Accidents
737 freighter damaged in go-around accident
Bringing new meaning to “crash ’n’ dash,” a Boeing 737 suffered damage during a go-around at the attempted conclusion of a night freight flight from Liege,
Accidents
Citation crashes in Iowa cornfield
The NTSB has started an investigation into the fatal July 19 crash of Citation 560 N636SE near Cresco, Iowa.
Accidents
Data Shows Fewer Fatalities in First Half
Despite a rash of accidents in June involving U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes, there were fewer fatalities in the first six months of this year
