Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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MGB component failure eyed in fatal Cougar crash

As Sikorsky prepares to deliver its 100th medium-lift, twin-engine S-92A, the role main rotor vibration and other past problems with the helicopter’s main

Rotorcraft

May 1, 2009

Preliminary Report: Freighter lands short in bad visibility

Construcciones Aeronauticas SA (CASA) C-212-CC, Kotzebue, Alaska, Feb.

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Preliminary Report: Eurocopter loses power

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan.

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crash fatal for 24

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Santo António, Brazil, Feb.

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Videos

Preliminary Report: Super Puma crash in North Sea claims 16

Eurocopter AS 332-L2 Super Puma, off Crimond, Scotland, April 1, 2009–A Bond Offshore Super Puma crashed in the North Sea while transporting offshor

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Preliminiary Report: Engine problem suspected

Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, Moundridge, Kan., March 8, 2009–The commercial pilot, the only occupant, was killed when the LongRanger crashed into a wheat

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Preliminary Report: Learjet aborts takeoff twice

Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March 17, 2009–The Learjet 55, registered to Sunwest Aviation of Calgary, Alberta, aborted its takeoff from Nat

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Preliminary Report: Indian prototype crashes

National Aerospace Laboratories Saras, Bangalore, India, March 6, 2009–The number-two prototype of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered Saras cras

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Preliminary Report: CRJ cockpit catches fire on the ramp

Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic South

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Preliminary Report: Falcon collides with snow bank in Switzerland

Dassault Falcon 100, Samedan, Switzerland, Feb.

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Factual Report: EMS Dauphin crashes in IMC

Eurocopter SA 365N-1D Dauphin, District Heights, Md., Sept.

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Final Report: Cargo Caravan crashed

Cessna 208B Caravan, Columbus, Ohio, Dec.

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Final Report: King Air iced up on ramp

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Salmon, Idaho, Dec.

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Final Report: CRJ landed hard

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Providence, R.I., Dec.

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Factual report: Pilots distracted by electrical failure

Cessna 510 Mustang, Carlsbad, Calif., April 19, 2008–According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the Mustang’s runway overshoot was the pilot’s mis

Accidents

May 1, 2009

Bizav accidents decrease but fatalities increase

In the first quarter of this year, business aviation experienced fewer accidents, including those resulting in fatalities, than in the same period the prev

Safety

April 30, 2009

Faulty maintenance blamed in MD engine fire

Two veteran American Airlines pilots, who in the words of the NTSB were “not having a good day,” nevertheless used “some exceptional stick-and-rudder skill

Accidents

April 30, 2009

Brazil Midair Underscores Value of Thorough Research

Operational threat identification and risk mitigation remain a primary concern for those who operate internationally.

Accidents

April 29, 2009

Pilot Passenger Lands King Air after Pilot Dies

The FAA is hailing three South Florida air traffic controllers for assisting Doug White, a fixed-wing single-engine-rated private pilot and passenger, in s

Accidents

April 14, 2009

‘Runaway Trim’ Questioned in 2007 Citation Crash

An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight s

Charter & Fractional

April 14, 2009

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

MGB component failure eyed in fatal Cougar crash

As Sikorsky prepares to deliver its 100th medium-lift, twin-engine S-92A, the role main rotor vibration and other past problems with the helicopter’s main

Preliminary Report: Freighter lands short in bad visibility

Construcciones Aeronauticas SA (CASA) C-212-CC, Kotzebue, Alaska, Feb.

Preliminary Report: Eurocopter loses power

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan.

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crash fatal for 24

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Santo António, Brazil, Feb.

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Preliminary Report: Super Puma crash in North Sea claims 16

Eurocopter AS 332-L2 Super Puma, off Crimond, Scotland, April 1, 2009–A Bond Offshore Super Puma crashed in the North Sea while transporting offshor

Preliminiary Report: Engine problem suspected

Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, Moundridge, Kan., March 8, 2009–The commercial pilot, the only occupant, was killed when the LongRanger crashed into a wheat

Preliminary Report: Learjet aborts takeoff twice

Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March 17, 2009–The Learjet 55, registered to Sunwest Aviation of Calgary, Alberta, aborted its takeoff from Nat

Preliminary Report: Indian prototype crashes

National Aerospace Laboratories Saras, Bangalore, India, March 6, 2009–The number-two prototype of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered Saras cras

Preliminary Report: CRJ cockpit catches fire on the ramp

Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic South

Preliminary Report: Falcon collides with snow bank in Switzerland

Dassault Falcon 100, Samedan, Switzerland, Feb.

Factual Report: EMS Dauphin crashes in IMC

Eurocopter SA 365N-1D Dauphin, District Heights, Md., Sept.

Final Report: Cargo Caravan crashed

Cessna 208B Caravan, Columbus, Ohio, Dec.

Final Report: King Air iced up on ramp

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Salmon, Idaho, Dec.

Final Report: CRJ landed hard

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Providence, R.I., Dec.

Factual report: Pilots distracted by electrical failure

Cessna 510 Mustang, Carlsbad, Calif., April 19, 2008–According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the Mustang’s runway overshoot was the pilot’s mis

Bizav accidents decrease but fatalities increase

In the first quarter of this year, business aviation experienced fewer accidents, including those resulting in fatalities, than in the same period the prev

Faulty maintenance blamed in MD engine fire

Two veteran American Airlines pilots, who in the words of the NTSB were “not having a good day,” nevertheless used “some exceptional stick-and-rudder skill

Brazil Midair Underscores Value of Thorough Research

Operational threat identification and risk mitigation remain a primary concern for those who operate internationally.

Pilot Passenger Lands King Air after Pilot Dies

The FAA is hailing three South Florida air traffic controllers for assisting Doug White, a fixed-wing single-engine-rated private pilot and passenger, in s

‘Runaway Trim’ Questioned in 2007 Citation Crash

An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight s

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