Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Taxiing Embraer collides with Airbus

Embraer E170, Washington, D.C., Feb.

Accidents

July 28, 2009

Helicopter stunt ends with aircraft’s destruction

Bell 206A, Barnesville, Pa., Aug.

Accidents

July 28, 2009

Learjet severely damaged in engine run

On June 18, a Learjet 40XR (N988AL) suffered severe damage at Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport after technicians reported a stuck engine throttle

Accidents

July 28, 2009

NTSB: Learjet needs design changes

The NTSB issued six recommendations stemming from the Sept.

Accidents

July 27, 2009

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Downdrafts Felled Fossett’s Airplane, NTSB Says

The NTSB’s final report on the Sept.

Accidents

July 27, 2009

Suit Seeks $60M over Falcon 900 Overrun

Temporary staffing firm Select Staffing filed a $60 million lawsuit against Dassault Falcon in a Los Angeles federal court, alleging that “misleading and i

Regulations and Government

July 21, 2009

Accidents: APU fire damages Embrear regional jet

Embraer ERJ 145, Kemi, Finland, Dec.

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents: Russian helicopter crash kills all on board

Bell 407, Malyshkino, Russia, May 10, 2009–The helicopter was substantially damaged when it crashed in the Irkutsk region approximately th

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents: King Air accident in Brazil claims 14

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B350, Porto Segura, Brazil, May 23, 2009–Operated by Metered Holdings, the turboprop twin crashed approximately 200 yards short

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents: Control rigging error examined in Convair crash

Convair CV-580, Columbus, Ohio, Sept.

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents: Helicopter suffers damage in loss of engine cowling

Bell 222, Milliken, Colo., March 13, 2009–Several parts were seen to fall off the helicopter while in flight, landing in the observer’s ya

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged after slip on icy runway

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents Final Report:Turboprop suffered main gear collapse

Rockwell 690C, Minden, Nev., May 2, 2008–The board was unable to determine why both main landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging th

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents final reports: Dust and glare caused pilot misjudgment

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Cave Creek, Ariz., Feb.

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents final report: unchocked Falcon struck fence after taxiing

Dassault Falcon 50, Asheville, N.C., Nov.

Accidents

July 1, 2009

Accidents final report: S-76 damaged in landing pad accident

Sikorsky S-76A, Santa Maria, Calif., June 27, 2008–The pilot’s misjudgment of clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing was the pr

Accidents

July 1, 2009

PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision

According to the NTSB, a runway incursion that occurred on May 29 at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turboprop single and

Accidents

June 30, 2009

NATA Summit covers criminalization in aviation

In September 2006, days after an ExcelAire Services Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines Boeing 737 collided over the Amazon jungle in Brazil, an internat

Accidents

June 29, 2009

Final Report: Contact with power line downed two helicopters

Hughes 269B, Salesville, Ark., July 15, 2008–The board ruled that the probable cause of the helicopter crash was the pilot’s failure to ma

Accidents

June 5, 2009

Final Report: Poor Communication Cited In Flagstaff EMS Midair

Two Bell 407s, Flagstaff, Ariz., June 29, 2008–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident was the failure of both pilots to se

Accidents

June 5, 2009

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Taxiing Embraer collides with Airbus

Embraer E170, Washington, D.C., Feb.

Helicopter stunt ends with aircraft’s destruction

Bell 206A, Barnesville, Pa., Aug.

Learjet severely damaged in engine run

On June 18, a Learjet 40XR (N988AL) suffered severe damage at Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport after technicians reported a stuck engine throttle

NTSB: Learjet needs design changes

The NTSB issued six recommendations stemming from the Sept.

Videos

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Downdrafts Felled Fossett’s Airplane, NTSB Says

The NTSB’s final report on the Sept.

Suit Seeks $60M over Falcon 900 Overrun

Temporary staffing firm Select Staffing filed a $60 million lawsuit against Dassault Falcon in a Los Angeles federal court, alleging that “misleading and i

Accidents: APU fire damages Embrear regional jet

Embraer ERJ 145, Kemi, Finland, Dec.

Accidents: Russian helicopter crash kills all on board

Bell 407, Malyshkino, Russia, May 10, 2009–The helicopter was substantially damaged when it crashed in the Irkutsk region approximately th

Accidents: King Air accident in Brazil claims 14

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B350, Porto Segura, Brazil, May 23, 2009–Operated by Metered Holdings, the turboprop twin crashed approximately 200 yards short

Accidents: Control rigging error examined in Convair crash

Convair CV-580, Columbus, Ohio, Sept.

Accidents: Helicopter suffers damage in loss of engine cowling

Bell 222, Milliken, Colo., March 13, 2009–Several parts were seen to fall off the helicopter while in flight, landing in the observer’s ya

Accidents Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged after slip on icy runway

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.

Accidents Final Report:Turboprop suffered main gear collapse

Rockwell 690C, Minden, Nev., May 2, 2008–The board was unable to determine why both main landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging th

Accidents final reports: Dust and glare caused pilot misjudgment

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Cave Creek, Ariz., Feb.

Accidents final report: unchocked Falcon struck fence after taxiing

Dassault Falcon 50, Asheville, N.C., Nov.

Accidents final report: S-76 damaged in landing pad accident

Sikorsky S-76A, Santa Maria, Calif., June 27, 2008–The pilot’s misjudgment of clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing was the pr

PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision

According to the NTSB, a runway incursion that occurred on May 29 at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turboprop single and

NATA Summit covers criminalization in aviation

In September 2006, days after an ExcelAire Services Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines Boeing 737 collided over the Amazon jungle in Brazil, an internat

Final Report: Contact with power line downed two helicopters

Hughes 269B, Salesville, Ark., July 15, 2008–The board ruled that the probable cause of the helicopter crash was the pilot’s failure to ma

Final Report: Poor Communication Cited In Flagstaff EMS Midair

Two Bell 407s, Flagstaff, Ariz., June 29, 2008–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident was the failure of both pilots to se

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