Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Gordon Gilbert

The final NTSB report on the Dec. 23, 2003 crash of a Learjet 24B near Helendale, Calif., released last week, concluded that the probable cause was loss of control for undetermined reasons. Twenty minutes after Pavair’s Learjet N600XJ left San Bernardino County Airport, Chino, Calif., bound for Hailey, Idaho, the crew requested a return without declaring an emergency. But when the jet was descending through 23,000 feet at 10,000 fpm, they declared an emergency. It was the crew’s last transmission. Both the pilot and copilot were killed in the crash. The airplane was not equipped with a cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder and federal regulations did not require them. “This is another example of where a recording device–whether a voice recorder, data recorder or a video recorder–would have greatly helped investigators determine what happened,” NTSB acting chairman Mark Rosenker said. “An opportunity to improve aviation safety was lost here.”

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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