2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Chad Trautvetter

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

The NTSB yesterday released an update on its investigation of the Learjet 60 that crashed while taking off from the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport ju

NTSB Issues Update on S.C. Learjet 60 Crash

Mary F. Silitch

Cessna 550 Citation Bravo, Reading, Pa., Aug.

Preliminary Report: Bravo's wing shears off

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bakersfield, Calif., July 9, 2008–The pilot’s door of the Amflight Beech 99 opened while the airplane was flyi

Preliminary Report: Pilot's door pops open

Cessna 525 CitationJet, London, Ky., July 29, 2008–The brakes are thought to have locked when the CitationJet was taking off from London-C

Preliminary Report: Brakes lock on CitationJet

Cessna Caravan 208B, La Junta, Chile, June 7, 2008–The commercial pilot was killed when the Patagonia Airlines Caravan crashed in the mountains west

Preliminary Report: Caravan crashes in Chile

ATR 72, Munich, Germany, Aug.

Preliminary Report: Taxiing ATR catches fire

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Guadalajara, Mexico, Aug.

Preliminary Report: Learjet suffers electrical loss

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Moab, Utah, Aug.

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Utah

Fokker F-27 Friendship 500, Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug.

Preliminary Report: Fokker hits antenna

AIN Staff

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Aug.

Preliminary Report: Skydivers' King Air loses power

Hughes (MD) 369D, Alice Arm, B.C., Aug.

Preliminary Report: Helo crashes in Canada

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Heber Springs, Ark., Aug.

Preliminary Report: LongRanger loses power

American Eurocopter AS 350B2 N613TV/Eurocopter AS 350B2 N215TV, Phoenix, July 27, 2007–The NTSB has released factual information about the

Factual Report: New data on ENG midair

Cessna Caravan 208B, Bethel, Alaska, Jan.

Final Report: Caravan landed in snow

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Aniak, Alaska, Feb.

Final Report: Learjet pilot failed to compensate for wind

Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, Hosston, La., Sept.

Final Report: Main rotor separated

Hawker Beechcraft 99, Moline, Ill., Feb.

Final Report: Arcing blamed for fire

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Pagosa Springs, Colo., Oct.

Final Report: King Air crashed into Colorado mountains

Cessna 550 Citation Bravo, Kent, UK, Feb.

Final Report: Bravo bounced on landing

Cessna Citation 500, Beverly, Mass., March 17, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the Air Trek Citation icing accident was the

Final Report: 'Inadequate' icing guidance for Cessna Citations

Accidents