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News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Recorders Recovered from Crashed ATR 72

Cypriot and Italian salvage crews today found the flight data recorder from the Tuninter ATR 72-200 that crashed off the northern coast of Sicily on August

Accidents

April 9, 2007

Evidence of Birdstrike in Sabreliner Overrun

Bird residue was found in the left engine of the Sabreliner that crashed during an aborted takeoff May 9 from Brownwood Regional Airport, Texas, according

Accidents

April 9, 2007

ATR 72 Crash Traced To an Incorrect Fuel Gauge

Accident investigators have determined that Tunisian mechanics replaced a faulty fuel gauge in the ATR 72 that crashed off the northeast coast of Sicily on

Accidents

April 5, 2007

NTSB Questions Training Companies

In the final report on the February 2005 Cessna Citation 560 crash in Pu

Accidents

April 5, 2007

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Pilots Killed in Crash of Brazilian CitationJet

The Department of Civil Aviation of Brazil is investigating the September 16 crash of a 1997 CitationJet following an apparent loss of control during the i

Accidents

April 4, 2007

Safety Board: BBJ Blindsided GIV at Newark

According to the NTSB’s factual report of the March 16 ground collision at the Signature Flight Support ramp at Newark Liberty International Airport, a Boe

Accidents

April 4, 2007

Human error cited in Milan fatal collision

Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll

Safety

April 2, 2007

…But Airline Pilots Say NTSB Investigation Fell Short

The Air Line Pilots Association welcomed the NTSB’s findings of pilot fatigue and color blindness as factors in the crash of the FedEx 727, but didn’t beli

Accidents

April 2, 2007

Wind Shift Possible Factor in Premier I Overrun

A Raytheon Premier I that ran off the runway on landing at North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) on May 27 might have gotten caught in a wind shift from a crosswin

Accidents

April 2, 2007

High Density Altitude Helped Bring Down Helicopter

The pilot’s decision to rapidly maneuver the helicopter at a high density altitude near steeply sloping terrain was the cause of a fatal air-tour helicopte

Accidents

April 2, 2007

Pilots Killed in Crash of King Air near Lewisburg, W. Va.

Pilot-in-command Lowell Lawson, 67, and copilot James Robinson were killed June 13 when their King Air 200 crashed on a Part 135 positioning flight from it

Accidents

April 2, 2007

Powerful prescription drugs found in accident pilot’s body

A cocktail of prescription drugs was found in the body of the pilot of a King Air that crashed on April 4, 2003, at 9:35 a.m.

Accidents

April 2, 2007

UK TBM 700 crash eerily reminiscent of others

The Air Accident Investigation Branch of the British Department of Transport is adopting a cautious approach to its investigation of the crash of Socata TB

Aircraft

March 30, 2007

NTSB faults check airman in Flight Options MU-300 overrun

“The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway at Cuyahoga County Airport [CGF], Cleveland, Ohio, and the PIC’s failure to initiat

Charter & Fractional

March 30, 2007

Preliminary Report:Macedonian president killed

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 200, PITULJA, BOSNIA, FEB.

Aircraft

March 30, 2007

Preliminary Report: 3 killed in King Air accident

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR B90, DODGE CITY, KAN., FEB.

Aircraft

March 30, 2007

Preliminary Report: Ccaravan control cable fails

CESSNA 208B CARAVAN, AUBURN, ALA., FEB.

Aircraft

March 30, 2007

Preliminary Report: Commander loss of control

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., FEB.

Aircraft

March 30, 2007

Factual Report: Fatal on base to final

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, BISHOP, CALIF., AUG.

Aircraft

March 30, 2007

Final Report: Mountain wave downs Westwind

ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1124A, TAOS, N.M., NOV.

Aircraft

March 30, 2007

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Recorders Recovered from Crashed ATR 72

Cypriot and Italian salvage crews today found the flight data recorder from the Tuninter ATR 72-200 that crashed off the northern coast of Sicily on August

Evidence of Birdstrike in Sabreliner Overrun

Bird residue was found in the left engine of the Sabreliner that crashed during an aborted takeoff May 9 from Brownwood Regional Airport, Texas, according

ATR 72 Crash Traced To an Incorrect Fuel Gauge

Accident investigators have determined that Tunisian mechanics replaced a faulty fuel gauge in the ATR 72 that crashed off the northeast coast of Sicily on

NTSB Questions Training Companies

In the final report on the February 2005 Cessna Citation 560 crash in Pu

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Pilots Killed in Crash of Brazilian CitationJet

The Department of Civil Aviation of Brazil is investigating the September 16 crash of a 1997 CitationJet following an apparent loss of control during the i

Safety Board: BBJ Blindsided GIV at Newark

According to the NTSB’s factual report of the March 16 ground collision at the Signature Flight Support ramp at Newark Liberty International Airport, a Boe

Human error cited in Milan fatal collision

Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll

…But Airline Pilots Say NTSB Investigation Fell Short

The Air Line Pilots Association welcomed the NTSB’s findings of pilot fatigue and color blindness as factors in the crash of the FedEx 727, but didn’t beli

Wind Shift Possible Factor in Premier I Overrun

A Raytheon Premier I that ran off the runway on landing at North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) on May 27 might have gotten caught in a wind shift from a crosswin

High Density Altitude Helped Bring Down Helicopter

The pilot’s decision to rapidly maneuver the helicopter at a high density altitude near steeply sloping terrain was the cause of a fatal air-tour helicopte

Pilots Killed in Crash of King Air near Lewisburg, W. Va.

Pilot-in-command Lowell Lawson, 67, and copilot James Robinson were killed June 13 when their King Air 200 crashed on a Part 135 positioning flight from it

Powerful prescription drugs found in accident pilot’s body

A cocktail of prescription drugs was found in the body of the pilot of a King Air that crashed on April 4, 2003, at 9:35 a.m.

UK TBM 700 crash eerily reminiscent of others

The Air Accident Investigation Branch of the British Department of Transport is adopting a cautious approach to its investigation of the crash of Socata TB

NTSB faults check airman in Flight Options MU-300 overrun

“The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway at Cuyahoga County Airport [CGF], Cleveland, Ohio, and the PIC’s failure to initiat

Preliminary Report:Macedonian president killed

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 200, PITULJA, BOSNIA, FEB.

Preliminary Report: 3 killed in King Air accident

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR B90, DODGE CITY, KAN., FEB.

Preliminary Report: Ccaravan control cable fails

CESSNA 208B CARAVAN, AUBURN, ALA., FEB.

Preliminary Report: Commander loss of control

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., FEB.

Factual Report: Fatal on base to final

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, BISHOP, CALIF., AUG.

Final Report: Mountain wave downs Westwind

ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1124A, TAOS, N.M., NOV.

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