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News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 560, Leakey, Texas

CESSNA CITATION 560, LEAKEY, TEXAS, MAY 2, 2002–The first fractional jet to be destroyed yielded no injury to passengers or pilots.

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April 21, 2008

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 550, Oklahoma City

CESSNA CITATION 550, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., MAY 20, 2002–Substantial damage but little injury resulted from an aborted takeoff at the Wiley

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April 21, 2008

Preliminary Report: Beechjet 400, Cleaveland, Ohio

BEECHJET 400, CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAY 8, 2002–Birds substantially damaged a Beechjet 400 operated by Georgia Jet while departing from the Bur

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April 21, 2008

‘Spatial disorientation’ caused Carnahan crash

The NTSB recently released its final report on the airplane crash that killed Missouri Gov.

Accidents

April 16, 2008

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Gary Robb, an attorney with Robb & Robb of Kansas City, Mo., filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of the families of the deceased.

Accidents

April 16, 2008

Greek Falcon trial raises thorny issues

The trial seeking the truth in the September 1999 fatal in-flight upset involving a Greek Dassault Falcon 900 in Romanian airspace continued last month at

Accidents

April 16, 2008

NTSB: Flight Options pilot failed to heed warnngs

The captain admitted that his aircraft was hot and high on the approach and that he ignored the first officer’s repeated warnings to go around, according t

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April 15, 2008

Pilot skill, C.G. implicated in Chowdry crash

The NTSB’s recently released factual report of the crash last year of a privately owned Aero Vodochody L-39 former military jet trainer that killed a Wall

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April 14, 2008

Fatal Malibu Turboprop Accident Being Investigated

On June 14 a JetProp DLX-converted 1988 Piper Malibu Mirage crashed in Osteen, Fla., while on an IFR flight from Raleigh-Durham, N.C., to Marco Island, Fla

Accidents

April 14, 2008

Pressure on pilots a key factor in Aspen GIII crash

The NTSB’s recently released final report on the fatal crash of a chartered Gulfstream III, N303GA, at Aspen, Colo., on March 29 last year indicates that f

Accidents

April 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: Missed GPS approach fatal for six

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Mount Airy, N.C., Feb.

Accidents

April 2, 2008

Preliminary Report: EMS helicopter crashes in bay

Eurocopter AS 350B2, South Padre Island, Texas, Feb.

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April 2, 2008

Preliminary Report: Citation III accident fatal for three

Cessna 650 Citation III, Caico Seco, Venezuela, Feb.

Accidents

April 2, 2008

Preliminary Report: German partol JetRanger destroyed

Bell 206B JetRanger, Zuzenhausen, Germany, Jan.

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April 2, 2008

Preliminary Report: In-flight fire extinguished

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Moline, Ill.

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April 2, 2008

Preliminary Report: LongRanger Gulf crash fatal

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Venice, La., Dec.

Accidents

April 2, 2008

Preliminary Report: Angolan King Air hit mountain

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Huambo, Angola, Jan.

Accidents

April 2, 2008

Final Report: Inadequate training blamed in fatal crash

Eurocopter EC 135P1, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the EMS helicopter crash to be the operator’

Accidents

April 2, 2008

Final Report: Nosegear actuator failed

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of this landing accident to be the failur

Accidents

April 2, 2008

Final Report: Pilot ignored landing procedues

Piaggio Avanti, Battle Mountain, Nev., Dec.

Accidents

April 2, 2008

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 560, Leakey, Texas

CESSNA CITATION 560, LEAKEY, TEXAS, MAY 2, 2002–The first fractional jet to be destroyed yielded no injury to passengers or pilots.

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 550, Oklahoma City

CESSNA CITATION 550, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., MAY 20, 2002–Substantial damage but little injury resulted from an aborted takeoff at the Wiley

Preliminary Report: Beechjet 400, Cleaveland, Ohio

BEECHJET 400, CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAY 8, 2002–Birds substantially damaged a Beechjet 400 operated by Georgia Jet while departing from the Bur

‘Spatial disorientation’ caused Carnahan crash

The NTSB recently released its final report on the airplane crash that killed Missouri Gov.

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More Articles

Legal Shrapnel

Gary Robb, an attorney with Robb &amp; Robb of Kansas City, Mo., filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of the families of the deceased.

Greek Falcon trial raises thorny issues

The trial seeking the truth in the September 1999 fatal in-flight upset involving a Greek Dassault Falcon 900 in Romanian airspace continued last month at

NTSB: Flight Options pilot failed to heed warnngs

The captain admitted that his aircraft was hot and high on the approach and that he ignored the first officer’s repeated warnings to go around, according t

Pilot skill, C.G. implicated in Chowdry crash

The NTSB’s recently released factual report of the crash last year of a privately owned Aero Vodochody L-39 former military jet trainer that killed a Wall

Fatal Malibu Turboprop Accident Being Investigated

On June 14 a JetProp DLX-converted 1988 Piper Malibu Mirage crashed in Osteen, Fla., while on an IFR flight from Raleigh-Durham, N.C., to Marco Island, Fla

Pressure on pilots a key factor in Aspen GIII crash

The NTSB’s recently released final report on the fatal crash of a chartered Gulfstream III, N303GA, at Aspen, Colo., on March 29 last year indicates that f

Preliminary Report: Missed GPS approach fatal for six

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Mount Airy, N.C., Feb.

Preliminary Report: EMS helicopter crashes in bay

Eurocopter AS 350B2, South Padre Island, Texas, Feb.

Preliminary Report: Citation III accident fatal for three

Cessna 650 Citation III, Caico Seco, Venezuela, Feb.

Preliminary Report: German partol JetRanger destroyed

Bell 206B JetRanger, Zuzenhausen, Germany, Jan.

Preliminary Report: In-flight fire extinguished

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Moline, Ill.

Preliminary Report: LongRanger Gulf crash fatal

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Venice, La., Dec.

Preliminary Report: Angolan King Air hit mountain

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Huambo, Angola, Jan.

Final Report: Inadequate training blamed in fatal crash

Eurocopter EC 135P1, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the EMS helicopter crash to be the operator’

Final Report: Nosegear actuator failed

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of this landing accident to be the failur

Final Report: Pilot ignored landing procedues

Piaggio Avanti, Battle Mountain, Nev., Dec.

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Gary Robb, an attorney with Robb & Robb of Kansas City, Mo., filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of the families of the deceased.