Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Bent mic jack might be cause of yoke jamming

It’s probable that a bent-down microphone jack receptacle–a non-OEM installation–found near the base of the copilot’s control column prevented aft movement

Accidents

January 30, 2007

CVR: Jetstream stalled on final

The Corporate Airlines Jetstream 31 that crashed a mile short of the runway while on a night, reduced-visibility localizer approach to Kirksville Regional

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Antenna Strike Fails To Down King Air

When investigators inspected a King Air C90 after it collided with a weather station antenna, they found an obstruction light was embedded in the right win

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Texas GIII crew had VOR, not ILS, tuned

Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcripts indicate that the pilots of the Gulfstream III that crashed in IMC November 22 after being cleared for the Runway

Accidents

January 30, 2007

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Rotor-blade defect blamed in S-76 crash

British investigation authorities implicated a manufacturing defect in the July 16, 2002, crash of a Sikorsky S-76 into the North Sea.

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Pilots killed in Venezuelan Citation crash

The pilot and copilot of Citation 500 YV-21CP were killed March 8 when the jet crashed during a second attempt to land at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Internation

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident

Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

GAO report urges better FAA oversight of designees

While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency

Regulations and Government

January 29, 2007

Business jet fatalities increased again in 2004

There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.

Safety

January 29, 2007

Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

Safety

January 29, 2007

Preliminary Report: China grounds CRJ fleet after crash

Bombardier CRJ200, Inner MongolIa, China, Nov.

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Factual Report: Elevator trim implicated in Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–Citation N13VP was substantially damaged when it hit a perimeter fence and road during a runway ove

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Factual Report: Jetstream ran into fire station

British Aerospace Jetstream 3101, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov.

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Final Report: Practice stalls turned fatal

HAWKER 700A, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, SEPT.

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Prist scarce in flameout Beechjet

According to the NTSB, the Flight Options Beechjet 400A (N455CW) that experienced a dual flameout over the Gulf of Mexico on July 12 last year had a lower-

Accidents

January 29, 2007

NTSB probing GIII taxiway landing

The NTSB is looking into the January 6 incident in which Gulfstream GIII N111FA landed on Taxiway B at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colo.

Accidents

January 29, 2007

TBM crash kills French billionaire

French supermarket tycoon Paul-Louis Halley, who had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $3.75 billion and was listed by Forbes as the 104th richest ma

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

Three bizjets damaged in a week of overruns

Landing overruns substantially damaged two Gulfstream IVs and a Falcon 20 in the period between November 29 and December 5.

Accidents

January 26, 2007

Response to engine failure downed Metro

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its final report on the 2002 crash of a Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliner III at Aberdeen Airport,

Accidents

January 26, 2007

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Bent mic jack might be cause of yoke jamming

It’s probable that a bent-down microphone jack receptacle–a non-OEM installation–found near the base of the copilot’s control column prevented aft movement

CVR: Jetstream stalled on final

The Corporate Airlines Jetstream 31 that crashed a mile short of the runway while on a night, reduced-visibility localizer approach to Kirksville Regional

Antenna Strike Fails To Down King Air

When investigators inspected a King Air C90 after it collided with a weather station antenna, they found an obstruction light was embedded in the right win

Texas GIII crew had VOR, not ILS, tuned

Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcripts indicate that the pilots of the Gulfstream III that crashed in IMC November 22 after being cleared for the Runway

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Rotor-blade defect blamed in S-76 crash

British investigation authorities implicated a manufacturing defect in the July 16, 2002, crash of a Sikorsky S-76 into the North Sea.

Pilots killed in Venezuelan Citation crash

The pilot and copilot of Citation 500 YV-21CP were killed March 8 when the jet crashed during a second attempt to land at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Internation

More Questions than Answers in Teterboro Accident

Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management overran the runway during an aborted takeoff at Teterboro Airport

Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident

Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.

GAO report urges better FAA oversight of designees

While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency

Business jet fatalities increased again in 2004

There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.

Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

Preliminary Report: China grounds CRJ fleet after crash

Bombardier CRJ200, Inner MongolIa, China, Nov.

Factual Report: Elevator trim implicated in Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–Citation N13VP was substantially damaged when it hit a perimeter fence and road during a runway ove

Factual Report: Jetstream ran into fire station

British Aerospace Jetstream 3101, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov.

Final Report: Practice stalls turned fatal

HAWKER 700A, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, SEPT.

Prist scarce in flameout Beechjet

According to the NTSB, the Flight Options Beechjet 400A (N455CW) that experienced a dual flameout over the Gulf of Mexico on July 12 last year had a lower-

NTSB probing GIII taxiway landing

The NTSB is looking into the January 6 incident in which Gulfstream GIII N111FA landed on Taxiway B at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colo.

TBM crash kills French billionaire

French supermarket tycoon Paul-Louis Halley, who had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $3.75 billion and was listed by Forbes as the 104th richest ma

Three bizjets damaged in a week of overruns

Landing overruns substantially damaged two Gulfstream IVs and a Falcon 20 in the period between November 29 and December 5.

Response to engine failure downed Metro

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its final report on the 2002 crash of a Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliner III at Aberdeen Airport,

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