Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Preliminary Report: King Air Suffers Damage in Hard Landing

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Sioux City, Iowa, Jan.

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Preliminary Report: EMS Helicopter Crashes Minutes from Base

Eurocopter AS350B3, Brownsville, Tenn., March 25, 2010–While returning to base on a Part 91 positioning flight after delivering a patient, the Memph

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Preliminary Report: King Air Damaged After Gear Collapse

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, De Kalb, Ill., March 2, 2010–Owned by Eagle Air Transport, the King Air sustained substantial damage after its left

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Preliminary Report: S92 Sheds Panel in Flight

Sikorsky S-92A, Galliano, La., March 22, 2010–While operating in wind gusts of up to 21 knots, the helicopter was damaged when an environmental cont

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Preliminary Report: Gulfstream Hits Fuel Truck After Missing Taxiway

Gulfstream II, Seattle, Wa., April 8, 2010–The twinjet sustained structural damage to its left wing when it collided with a fuel truck while taxiing

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Preliminary Reports: MU-2 Strikes Fence on Runway Excursion

Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A, Princeton, Ky., April 3, 2010–The Part 91 personal IFR flight ended with the turboprop twin substantially damaged, when the pi

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Factual Report: King Air Crashes on Takeoff

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Punta Chivato, Mexico, Nov.

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Factual Report: Distracted Pilot Makes Gear-up Landing

Socata TBM700, Memphis, Tenn., Jan.

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Final Report: Hydraulic Failure, Pilot Error Caused Mayhem at FXE

Sabreliner NA-265-80, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Final Report: Landing Difficulty Blamed in Fatal Meridian Crash

Piper PA-46-500TP, San Antonio, Texas, Jan.

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Final Report: Pilot Decision at Fault in Learjet Runway Excursion

Bombardier Learjet 45XR, Telluride, Colo., Jan.

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Miracle on the Hudson prompts safety review

Although the outcome of US Airways Flight 1549 could not have been much better, the accident nevertheless prompted the National Transportation Safety Board

Accidents

May 27, 2010

Stabilizer Failure Caused Grob Crash

The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, which “suffered an in-flight br

Accidents

May 26, 2010

FAA Denies Sanctions Against Midair Pilots

The FAA rejected a request from Brazilian politicians to revoke the pilot certificates of the two U.S.

Accidents

May 26, 2010

NTSB Expands Accident Reporting Rules

The FAA is notifying operators that the NTSB amended Part 830 to include five new conditions that require immediate notification upon occurrence.

Accidents

May 26, 2010

Newscopter and 737 in Near-collision

The NTSB is investigating the April 28 incident at Houston Hobby in which a Bell 407 operated by Helicopters, Inc.

Accidents

May 25, 2010

Inadvertent Engine Shutdown Felled UK Citation

A final report from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a missing rivet head on a fuel shutoff valve that likely led to inadvertent engin

Safety

May 25, 2010

Grob Prototype Crash Caused by Stabilizer Failure

The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, according to the final report r

Aircraft

May 20, 2010

Air France Flight 447 Data Recorders Still Eluding Search Efforts

Hopes of ever finding the flight data recorders from <link news/single-news-page/article/french-investigators-conclude-air-france-flight-447-did-not-break-

Accidents

May 14, 2010

Final Report: Citation gear retractions remain a mystery

Cessna Citation 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Board was unable to determine the cause of the uncommanded landing gear retraction tha

Accidents

May 10, 2010

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Preliminary Report: King Air Suffers Damage in Hard Landing

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Sioux City, Iowa, Jan.

Preliminary Report: EMS Helicopter Crashes Minutes from Base

Eurocopter AS350B3, Brownsville, Tenn., March 25, 2010–While returning to base on a Part 91 positioning flight after delivering a patient, the Memph

Preliminary Report: King Air Damaged After Gear Collapse

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, De Kalb, Ill., March 2, 2010–Owned by Eagle Air Transport, the King Air sustained substantial damage after its left

Preliminary Report: S92 Sheds Panel in Flight

Sikorsky S-92A, Galliano, La., March 22, 2010–While operating in wind gusts of up to 21 knots, the helicopter was damaged when an environmental cont

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Preliminary Report: Gulfstream Hits Fuel Truck After Missing Taxiway

Gulfstream II, Seattle, Wa., April 8, 2010–The twinjet sustained structural damage to its left wing when it collided with a fuel truck while taxiing

Preliminary Reports: MU-2 Strikes Fence on Runway Excursion

Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A, Princeton, Ky., April 3, 2010–The Part 91 personal IFR flight ended with the turboprop twin substantially damaged, when the pi

Factual Report: King Air Crashes on Takeoff

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Punta Chivato, Mexico, Nov.

Factual Report: Distracted Pilot Makes Gear-up Landing

Socata TBM700, Memphis, Tenn., Jan.

Final Report: Hydraulic Failure, Pilot Error Caused Mayhem at FXE

Sabreliner NA-265-80, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.

Final Report: Landing Difficulty Blamed in Fatal Meridian Crash

Piper PA-46-500TP, San Antonio, Texas, Jan.

Final Report: Pilot Decision at Fault in Learjet Runway Excursion

Bombardier Learjet 45XR, Telluride, Colo., Jan.

Miracle on the Hudson prompts safety review

Although the outcome of US Airways Flight 1549 could not have been much better, the accident nevertheless prompted the National Transportation Safety Board

Stabilizer Failure Caused Grob Crash

The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, which “suffered an in-flight br

FAA Denies Sanctions Against Midair Pilots

The FAA rejected a request from Brazilian politicians to revoke the pilot certificates of the two U.S.

NTSB Expands Accident Reporting Rules

The FAA is notifying operators that the NTSB amended Part 830 to include five new conditions that require immediate notification upon occurrence.

Newscopter and 737 in Near-collision

The NTSB is investigating the April 28 incident at Houston Hobby in which a Bell 407 operated by Helicopters, Inc.

Inadvertent Engine Shutdown Felled UK Citation

A final report from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a missing rivet head on a fuel shutoff valve that likely led to inadvertent engin

Grob Prototype Crash Caused by Stabilizer Failure

The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, according to the final report r

Air France Flight 447 Data Recorders Still Eluding Search Efforts

Hopes of ever finding the flight data recorders from <link news/single-news-page/article/french-investigators-conclude-air-france-flight-447-did-not-break-

Final Report: Citation gear retractions remain a mystery

Cessna Citation 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Board was unable to determine the cause of the uncommanded landing gear retraction tha

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