2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Mary F. Silitch

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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.

Learjet 25D, Sacramento, Calif., Oct.

Preliminary Report: Distraction might be a factor in gear-up landing

Cessna Caravan 208B, Unalakleet, Alaska, Oct.

Preliminary Report: Pilot admits distraction in Caravan crash

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Bozeman, Mont., Nov.

Preliminary Report: Conquest crashes in snow and fog

Sikorsky S-76A, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Sept.

Preliminary Report: Sikorsky loses power over gulf

Aerospatiale AS 350B/Eurocopter EC 130B4, Homestead, Fla., Nov.

Preliminary Report: Helicopters collide near NASCAR track

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Manchester, N.H., Nov.

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante cargo flight crashes

Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Rawlins, Wyo., Jan.

Factual Report: EMS King Air down in mountains in night IMC

Piper PA-46-500TP Meridian, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec.

Factual Report: Meridian crashed in swamp

Gregory Polek

When the nation’s news media rounded up the pundits to comment on the possible causes of the August 27 crash of Comair Flight 5191, many could conjure reas

NTSB looks for answers in crash of Comair CRJ

Investigators last month had yet to determine the cause of a December 26 fire that destroyed Frontier Flying Service’s hangar at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Mem

Frontier Flying Service Hangar Burns

Malcolm Payne

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the Nov.

Challenger malfunction under investigation 

Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard, Miami Beach, Fla., Dec.

Preliminary Report: Wing separated on chalk's mallard

Socata TBM 700, Lancaster, Calif., Dec.

Preliminary Report: TBM crashes during practice engine-out procedures

Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, Terrace, British Columbia, Dec.

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Destroyed

Embraer EMB-110P1, Orangeburg, S.C., Dec.

Preliminary Report: Embraer runs out of fuel on final

AIN Staff

Cessna Caravan 208B Portland, Ore., Dec.

Preliminary Report: Caravan fails to climb

Bell 206L-4T LongRanger, Mostóles, Spain, Dec.

Preliminary Report: That's no bull, it's a helicopter

Bombardier Learjet 35, Truckee, Calif., Dec.

Preliminary Report: LearJet lands short of runway

Eurocopter AS 350-B2, Scottsdale, Ariz., July 1, 2004–The NTSB determined that the accident was the result of “the inadvertent in-flight engagement

Final Report: Accident highlighted collective lock problems

Cessna 550 Citation II, Venice, Fla., Aug.

Final Report: Inadequate airspeed cited in Citation II crash

Accidents