Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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GPS Group to FCC: No Upper MSS Band for LightSquared

The Coalition to Save Our GPS sent a letter today to the FCC asking the agency to “promptly rule” that LightSquared be barred from

Accidents

November 8, 2011

Business aircraft accidents, fatalities jump in first nine months of 2011

Accidents, fatalities jump in first nine months

Accidents

November 3, 2011

Nascar Owner Involved in Runway Overrun

Rick Hendrick, owner of Nascar team Hendrick Motorsports, his wife, and the two crewmembers suffered minor injures when their Gulfstream G150 overran

Accidents

November 1, 2011

NationAir Launches iPhone App

NationAir Aviation Insurance has debuted a free iPad/iPhone app.

Accidents

October 10, 2011

Videos

Bizav Accidents Climb Considerably in First Nine Months

The number of accidents and fatalities for business jet and turboprop operations worldwide increased substantially in the first nine months

Safety

October 6, 2011

Accidents: October 2011

Preliminary Report: Chartered Jetliners Suffer Fatal Crashes Yakovlev Yak-42D, Yaroslavl, Russia, Sept.

Accidents

October 4, 2011

Robinson Working With FAA On R44 “Mast-Rocking”

CEO Kurt Robinson said the company has been working with the FAA for “some time” to address concerns about “mast-rocking” or “chugging”

Rotorcraft

October 4, 2011

Sikorsky Charged with Hiding Documents in S-76 Crash Suit

Attorneys for offshore oil helicopter service operator PHI and an attorney representing the family of the lone crash survivor are accusing Sikorsky of supp

Accidents

October 4, 2011

Citation 550, Taildragger Nearly Collide on Runway

A Cessna Citation 550 cleared a piston single taildragger by only 15 feet while the jet was taking off last week from Caruaru Airport, a non-tower airfiel

Accidents

September 8, 2011

PHI Accuses Sikorsky of Hiding Crash Suit Evidence

Offshore oil helicopter service operator PHI is accusing Sikorsky of suppressing evidence related to the cause of a <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/

Regulations and Government

September 1, 2011

Accidents: September 2011

Preliminary Report: Learjet Strikes Wing on Landing Bombardier Learjet 35, Opa-Locka, Fla., July 12, 2011–While landing at Opa-Locka Executi

Accidents

August 27, 2011

Former Platinum Jet Pilot Gets Six Months Prison Time

Pilot Francis Vieira, 61, who had previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2005 takeoff crash at Teterboro Airport of a Challenger 600 operated

Charter & Fractional

August 23, 2011

French Pilots’ Union Pulls Out of AF447 Accident Investigation

The French pilots’ union, SNPL, has withdrawn its participation in the ongoing investigation of Air France Flight 447 (AF447), the Airbus A330-200 that cra

Aircraft

August 8, 2011

NTSB solves PC-12 crash puzzle

The NTSB coupled old-fashioned “kicking tin” with highly technical investigative assistance from safety agencies in Germany and Switzerland to solve a perp

Accidents

July 30, 2011

Bizav Accidents and Fatalities Increase in First Half

AIN_2011_Accidents_FirstHalf.pdf.

Accidents

July 29, 2011

Accidents: August 2011

Preliminary Report: Medevac King Air Goes Down in Alaska Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Atqasuk, Alaska, May 16, 2011–Icing is suspected in

Accidents

July 28, 2011

L-410 Crash Kills 16

A Let L-410 operated by Brazilian regional Noar Airlines crashed soon after takeoff from Recife, Brazil, on July 13, killing all 14 passengers and two pilo

Accidents

July 26, 2011

Pilot Error Caused 2009 Fatal Pilatus Crash, Says NTSB

In a board meeting Tuesday, the NTSB pinned the blame for the <a href="news/singl

Accidents

July 14, 2011

Bizav Accidents and Fatalities Climb in First Half

Both the U.S.-registered business jet and turboprop segments worldwide experienced more fatal accidents in the first half of this year, compared with the s

Safety

July 5, 2011

Pitch and Power: Lessons from Air France Flight 447

When the French BEA released a partial cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript of the Air France Flight 447 accident in late May, pundits wasted no time un

Safety

June 30, 2011

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

GPS Group to FCC: No Upper MSS Band for LightSquared

The Coalition to Save Our GPS sent a letter today to the FCC asking the agency to “promptly rule” that LightSquared be barred from

Business aircraft accidents, fatalities jump in first nine months of 2011

Accidents, fatalities jump in first nine months

Nascar Owner Involved in Runway Overrun

Rick Hendrick, owner of Nascar team Hendrick Motorsports, his wife, and the two crewmembers suffered minor injures when their Gulfstream G150 overran

NationAir Launches iPhone App

NationAir Aviation Insurance has debuted a free iPad/iPhone app.

Videos

More Articles

Bizav Accidents Climb Considerably in First Nine Months

The number of accidents and fatalities for business jet and turboprop operations worldwide increased substantially in the first nine months

Accidents: October 2011

Preliminary Report: Chartered Jetliners Suffer Fatal Crashes Yakovlev Yak-42D, Yaroslavl, Russia, Sept.

Robinson Working With FAA On R44 “Mast-Rocking”

CEO Kurt Robinson said the company has been working with the FAA for “some time” to address concerns about “mast-rocking” or “chugging”

Sikorsky Charged with Hiding Documents in S-76 Crash Suit

Attorneys for offshore oil helicopter service operator PHI and an attorney representing the family of the lone crash survivor are accusing Sikorsky of supp

Citation 550, Taildragger Nearly Collide on Runway

A Cessna Citation 550 cleared a piston single taildragger by only 15 feet while the jet was taking off last week from Caruaru Airport, a non-tower airfiel

PHI Accuses Sikorsky of Hiding Crash Suit Evidence

Offshore oil helicopter service operator PHI is accusing Sikorsky of suppressing evidence related to the cause of a <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/

Accidents: September 2011

Preliminary Report: Learjet Strikes Wing on Landing Bombardier Learjet 35, Opa-Locka, Fla., July 12, 2011–While landing at Opa-Locka Executi

Former Platinum Jet Pilot Gets Six Months Prison Time

Pilot Francis Vieira, 61, who had previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2005 takeoff crash at Teterboro Airport of a Challenger 600 operated

French Pilots’ Union Pulls Out of AF447 Accident Investigation

The French pilots’ union, SNPL, has withdrawn its participation in the ongoing investigation of Air France Flight 447 (AF447), the Airbus A330-200 that cra

NTSB solves PC-12 crash puzzle

The NTSB coupled old-fashioned “kicking tin” with highly technical investigative assistance from safety agencies in Germany and Switzerland to solve a perp

Bizav Accidents and Fatalities Increase in First Half

AIN_2011_Accidents_FirstHalf.pdf.

Accidents: August 2011

Preliminary Report: Medevac King Air Goes Down in Alaska Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Atqasuk, Alaska, May 16, 2011–Icing is suspected in

L-410 Crash Kills 16

A Let L-410 operated by Brazilian regional Noar Airlines crashed soon after takeoff from Recife, Brazil, on July 13, killing all 14 passengers and two pilo

Pilot Error Caused 2009 Fatal Pilatus Crash, Says NTSB

In a board meeting Tuesday, the NTSB pinned the blame for the <a href="news/singl

Bizav Accidents and Fatalities Climb in First Half

Both the U.S.-registered business jet and turboprop segments worldwide experienced more fatal accidents in the first half of this year, compared with the s

Pitch and Power: Lessons from Air France Flight 447

When the French BEA released a partial cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript of the Air France Flight 447 accident in late May, pundits wasted no time un

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