Content Archive: October 2006

Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ nosegear fails to extend

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Los Angeles, June 12, 2005–The Skywest Airlines airplane, operating as United Express Flight 6543, touched down at Los Angel
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Caravan engine quits in flight

Cessna 208B Caravan, Clarendon, Texas, June 7, 2005–An “unusual whining/hissing noise” alerted the pilot of Caravan N9505B to problems with the flig
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Corporate helo crashes

Sikorsky S-76C, New York, June 17, 2005– Corporate Aviation Services’ S-76 was substantially damaged when it crashed into the East River after takin
Accidents

Factual Report: Hawker missed unlit runway

Hawker Siddeley HS.125-600B, Québec, Feb.
Accidents

Final Report: MU-2 Lost Airspeed

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Ferndale, Md., May 14, 2004–The MU-2 pilot was finishing his third round-trip IFR Part 135 cargo flight from Baltimore Washingt
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
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot failed to maintain directional control

Gulfstream American Twin Commander 690C, Indianapolis, Feb.

People in Aviation: August 2005

Dassault has named Jacques Chauvet vice president for Falcon customer service in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Final Flight: August 2005

John Walton, son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and a member of the company’s board, died in the crash of his experimental ultralight airplan

Awards & Honors: August 2005

Henry Schubach, founder of San Diego-based on-demand charter company Schubach Aviation, received the “Neighbor of the Year Award” from Father Joe’s