Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Factual Report: S-76 crashes off oil platform

Sikorsky S-76A++, Eugene Island, Gulf of Mexico, Oct.

Accidents

June 7, 2007

Legacy Pilots Indicted on Criminal Charges…

American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were indicted Friday for their alleged part in the collision of their Embraer Legacy with a Gol Airlines Boe

Accidents

June 5, 2007

…But Extradition to Brazil Unlikely at This Stage

Next step for the pilots is their testimony in the case, scheduled to take place in Brazil on August 27.

Regulations and Government

June 5, 2007

Citation Crash Kills Michigan Transplant Team

Recovery efforts are continuing today for the wreckage of a 1981 Cessna Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan soon after takeoff from Milwaukee late

Accidents

June 5, 2007

Videos

Legacy CVR helps pilot's defense

Cockpit voice recordings leaked late last month from the Embraer Legacy that collided with the Gol Airlines 737 over the Amazon last September indicate tha

Accidents

May 31, 2007

Citation II Crash Kills Two

The NTSB released preliminary information last month after a Citation II hit terrain during a circling approach to Dillon Airport in southwest Montana, kil

Accidents

May 31, 2007

NTSB Faults Maintenance, FAA in Fatal Chalk’s Crash

The NTSB yesterday released the probable cause of the Dec.

Accidents

May 31, 2007

Jeppesen Sued by ACLU for Rendition Flight Support

In a rare case in aviation, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Jeppesen Sanderson (a Boeing property) for its part in aiding so-called “ext

Accidents

May 31, 2007

Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers

A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c

Accidents

May 29, 2007

DOT Says Serious Runway Incursions Still a Danger

The Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (IG) said in a report released last Thursday that runway incursions remain a persistent, s

Accidents

May 29, 2007

Legacy Cockpit Voice Recorder Strengthens Pilots’ Case

Cockpit voice recordings from the Embraer Legacy that collided with the Gol Airlines 737 over the Amazon last September indicate that the two business-jet

Accidents

May 22, 2007

NBAA, FSF, IFALPA Blast Brazilian Police

NBAA, the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) heavily criticized a decision by Brazil

ATC

May 15, 2007

Brazil’s Federal Police Blames Pilots for Midair

Brazil’s Federal Police has concluded that ExcelAire Legacy pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were responsible for the September collision with a Boein

Accidents

May 10, 2007

Honeywell: Legacy Transponders Did Not Malfunction

Honeywell has gone on the record as saying that the transponders aboard the Embraer Legacy involved in September’s fatal midair with a Gol Airlines Boeing

Accidents

May 8, 2007

NTSB Recommends Improved TCAS Failure Warnings

Reacting to last September’s fatal collision of an Embraer Legacy and Boeing 737 over the Amazon jungle, the NTSB yesterday called for improved certificati

Regulations and Government

May 3, 2007

Charter firm raises questions about RIL runway conditions

Following a runway overrun at Colorado’s Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) on March 23, the operator of the Falcon 900 that departed Runway 26 after l

Accidents

May 2, 2007

Brazil midair pilots submit report blaming ATC system

While the investigation into the causes of the September midair between an Embraer Legacy operated by Long Island-based ExcelAire and a Boeing 737 operated

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Preliminary Report: Sightseeing AS 350 has hydraulic problems

Eurocopter AS 350BA AStar, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–Four people were killed and the Heli-USA Airways AStar was substantially damaged follo

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Preliminary Report: Air Tour Helo Loses Tail Rotor

McDonnell Douglas MD-369FF, Haena, Hawaii, March 11, 2007–The Inter-Island Helicopters MD-369 was destroyed and a passenger was killed when the helicopter

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged in overrun

Dassault Falcon 900, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–Falcon N129KJ sustained substantial damage when it overran the 7,000-foot-long runway at Garfield

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Factual Report: S-76 crashes off oil platform

Sikorsky S-76A++, Eugene Island, Gulf of Mexico, Oct.

Legacy Pilots Indicted on Criminal Charges…

American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were indicted Friday for their alleged part in the collision of their Embraer Legacy with a Gol Airlines Boe

…But Extradition to Brazil Unlikely at This Stage

Next step for the pilots is their testimony in the case, scheduled to take place in Brazil on August 27.

Citation Crash Kills Michigan Transplant Team

Recovery efforts are continuing today for the wreckage of a 1981 Cessna Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan soon after takeoff from Milwaukee late

Videos

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Legacy CVR helps pilot's defense

Cockpit voice recordings leaked late last month from the Embraer Legacy that collided with the Gol Airlines 737 over the Amazon last September indicate tha

Citation II Crash Kills Two

The NTSB released preliminary information last month after a Citation II hit terrain during a circling approach to Dillon Airport in southwest Montana, kil

NTSB Faults Maintenance, FAA in Fatal Chalk’s Crash

The NTSB yesterday released the probable cause of the Dec.

Jeppesen Sued by ACLU for Rendition Flight Support

In a rare case in aviation, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Jeppesen Sanderson (a Boeing property) for its part in aiding so-called “ext

Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers

A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c

DOT Says Serious Runway Incursions Still a Danger

The Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (IG) said in a report released last Thursday that runway incursions remain a persistent, s

Legacy Cockpit Voice Recorder Strengthens Pilots’ Case

Cockpit voice recordings from the Embraer Legacy that collided with the Gol Airlines 737 over the Amazon last September indicate that the two business-jet

NBAA, FSF, IFALPA Blast Brazilian Police

NBAA, the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) heavily criticized a decision by Brazil

Brazil’s Federal Police Blames Pilots for Midair

Brazil’s Federal Police has concluded that ExcelAire Legacy pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were responsible for the September collision with a Boein

Honeywell: Legacy Transponders Did Not Malfunction

Honeywell has gone on the record as saying that the transponders aboard the Embraer Legacy involved in September’s fatal midair with a Gol Airlines Boeing

NTSB Recommends Improved TCAS Failure Warnings

Reacting to last September’s fatal collision of an Embraer Legacy and Boeing 737 over the Amazon jungle, the NTSB yesterday called for improved certificati

Charter firm raises questions about RIL runway conditions

Following a runway overrun at Colorado’s Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) on March 23, the operator of the Falcon 900 that departed Runway 26 after l

Brazil midair pilots submit report blaming ATC system

While the investigation into the causes of the September midair between an Embraer Legacy operated by Long Island-based ExcelAire and a Boeing 737 operated

Preliminary Report: Sightseeing AS 350 has hydraulic problems

Eurocopter AS 350BA AStar, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–Four people were killed and the Heli-USA Airways AStar was substantially damaged follo

Preliminary Report: Air Tour Helo Loses Tail Rotor

McDonnell Douglas MD-369FF, Haena, Hawaii, March 11, 2007–The Inter-Island Helicopters MD-369 was destroyed and a passenger was killed when the helicopter

Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged in overrun

Dassault Falcon 900, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–Falcon N129KJ sustained substantial damage when it overran the 7,000-foot-long runway at Garfield

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