Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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NTSB Data Shows Enviable Part 91K Accident Record

No reported fatal accidents involving 91K

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August 15, 2023

NTSB Investigating Another Bizjet/Airliner Close Call

Citation and Boeing 737 come within 100 feet

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August 13, 2023

NTSB: 'Critical Errors' Caused Fatal CL605 Accident in 2021

Investigators cite pilots' 'improper decisions'

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August 11, 2023

Vertical Confirms Flight-test Incident with eVTOL Prototype

No injuries during motor failure test

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August 9, 2023

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Three Dead In California Firefighting Helicopter Midair

Air Crane, Bell 407 collide while fighting Broadway Fire

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August 7, 2023

NTSB: Night Close Call Blamed on Learjet Flight Crew

JetBlue E190 crew goes around to avoid collision

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August 4, 2023

NTSB: Second Approach Ends in Fatal Citation Crash

Destination weather turned foggy when the jet took off

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August 3, 2023

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: August 2023

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2023

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August 1, 2023

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: July 2023

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: July 2023

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July 25, 2023

Citation’s Erroneous Altitude Data Led to Near-collision

French BEA says incorrect altitude information from a faulty air data computer in a Cessna CitationJet resulted in a near-collision with an Embraer 170.

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July 20, 2023

Loose iPad Linked to Helicopter Crash

A fatal firefighting Chinook crash was tied to a loose iPad that jammed the flight controls.

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July 16, 2023

Night Winching Near-collision Prompts Reforms

A helicopter nearly hit cliff while winching paramedic during night-time search and rescue mission prompting regulations and additional NVG training.

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July 14, 2023

Nepal Helicopter Crash Claims Six Lives Near Mt Everest

An Airbus H125 rotorcraft operated by Manang Air crashed on a sightseeing flight near Mount Everest.

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July 11, 2023

Citation Crash Kills Six in California

A Cessna Citation crashed early on Saturday morning, killing all on board, while flying a second non-precision approach in early morning fog.

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July 9, 2023

Fatalities from U.S. Bizav Accidents Rise in 1H23

Nine people lost their lives in business jet accidents in the first half of this year compared with zero fatal accidents in all of 2022.

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July 7, 2023

Falcon 900 Accident Inquiry Reveals Non-certified PIC

The pilot-in-command of a Falcon 900EX EASy that crashed in February 2021 had his certificates revoked two years earlier for records falsification.

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June 26, 2023

NTSB: Pilot Inattention Caused Medevac Crash

The NTSB finds controlled flight into terrain accident caused by pilot reading log book while flying in mountains.

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June 19, 2023

NTSB Cites Disorientation, Task Saturation for Citation Fatal

The NTSB concluded that a fatal Cessna Citation 501 crash in February 2020 stemmed from spatial disorientation and cumulative effects of task saturation.

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June 19, 2023

Air Crane Lands on Pickup Truck

An Erickson S-64E Skycrane used the bed of a pickup truck as a landing surface after its right gear detached in flight.

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June 15, 2023

NTSB Reiterates Part 135 SE Exclusion Recommendations

After another similar accident, the NTSB again recommended that single-engine commercial ops be included in load manifest regs under FAR 135.63(c).

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June 9, 2023