Content Archive: September 2006
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Venezuelan Caravan loses power
Cessna 208B Caravan, Arecuna, Venezuela, March 5, 2006–A Venezuelan-registered Caravan, YV-1149C, crashed during a forced landing after re
Safety
FAA warns of unintended release of rotary seatbelt buckles
Pilots flying almost every type of business jet and airliner and some turboprops face a risk of inadvertent seatbelt release, according to a bulletin the F
Accidents
Factual Report: Engine problem factor in MU-2 fatal
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
Accidents
Final Report: Improper flare blamed for Learjet overrun
Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005– The NTSB determined that the cause of the overrun was the pilot’s improper flare, resulting in a hard land
Airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added three more entry airports for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
“The TSA’s decision to expand the number of gateway airports for general aviation flights into DCA represents another positive step in restoring full acces
Accidents
Final Report: Inadequate planning, crew communication let to crash
British Aerospace Hawker 700, Teterboro, N.J., March 8, 2005–The NTSB blamed the overrun on the pilot-in-command’s inadequate in-flight planning for
