Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Preliminary Report: Birdstrike Causes Beechjet Damage

Hawker Beechcraft 400A, Sugar Land, Texas, July 31, 2009–While on takeoff roll from Sugar Land Municipal Airport and approaching 95 knots,

Accidents

October 2, 2009

Preliminary Report: King Air Cabin Door Opens on Takeoff

Hawker Beechcraft C90A, Bismarck, N.D., July 23, 2009–The cabin entry door opened while the aircraft was climbing through 500 feet.

Accidents

October 2, 2009

Final Report: Maintenance Flaws Led to Fatal Helicopter Crash

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–The NTSB has blamed the fatal crash on the failure of maintenance personnel to properly tighten the

Accidents

October 2, 2009

Engine Failure Forced Emergency Landing

Dassault Falcon 900B, Gatwick, UK, Jan.

Accidents

October 2, 2009

Learjet Lost Gear on Landing

Bombardier Learjet 60, Westhampton, N.Y., Aug.

Accidents

October 2, 2009

NTSB seeks to reduce risks of EMS helicopter operations

Responding to a sharp increase in fatal helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations in 2008, the NTSB on September 1 issued 19 safety recommend

Regulations and Government

October 1, 2009

Airbus A319 suffered previous electrical woes

On a Sept.

Accidents

October 1, 2009

ATR Crash in thailand kills captain

An ATR 72-212 operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused ATC tower on August 4, killing the aircraft’s captain and injuring the copilot

Accidents

August 31, 2009

Midair raises concerns about VFR corridor over Hudson

New York’s airspace could be changing.

ATC

August 28, 2009

PC-12 Loss of Control Precedes Crash

Pilatus PC-12/45, Raphine, Va., July 5, 2009–The turboprop single crashed into a pasture during an IFR flight from Teterboro Airport to Tampa’s Exec

Accidents

August 28, 2009

Rotation during Lift Downs LongRanger

Bell 206L-1, Breckenridge, Colo., July 2, 2009–N38AZ, owned and operated by Mile High Helicopters, was substantially damaged after it rotated during

Accidents

August 28, 2009

Medical Transport Clips Pole on Landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil, Loris, S.C., July 2, 2009–The AS 350 suffered substantial damage while landing to pick up a patient at a hospital heli

Accidents

August 28, 2009

Turbulence Injures Medevac Patient, Crew

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Rapid City, S.D., June 15, 2009–King Air N4490M, operated as a medical transport under Part 135 by Air Methods, enc

Accidents

August 28, 2009

Hard Landing at Night Causes Fatality

Bell OH-58C, Quitman, Ark., Nov.

Accidents

August 28, 2009

Hypoxia Contributed to Fatal Caravan Crash

Cessna 208B Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.

Accidents

August 28, 2009

Poor Operating Procedures Blamed in Astra Crash

Gulfstream Astra SPX, Atlanta, Sept.

Accidents

August 28, 2009

Birdstrike Doomed Citation

Cessna Citation 500, Oklahoma City, Okla., March 4, 2008–The Board has determined that wing structural damage caused by one or more large

Accidents

August 28, 2009

Crew Heard Clicks Just Before Learjet Crash

The NTSB last month released a cockpit voice recorder transcript as part of its investigation into the Sept.

Accidents

August 25, 2009

ATC Union Expelled from Midair Investigation

The NTSB has removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) as a party in the investigation of the August 8 fatal <link news/single-news-

ATC

August 19, 2009

Hudson VFR Corridor Targeted in Wake of Midair

New York City’s Hudson River VFR corridor came under fresh and vociferous political attack in the wake of Saturday’s fatal midair between a Piper PA-32R an

Accidents

August 11, 2009

Accidents

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Preliminary Report: Birdstrike Causes Beechjet Damage

Hawker Beechcraft 400A, Sugar Land, Texas, July 31, 2009–While on takeoff roll from Sugar Land Municipal Airport and approaching 95 knots,

Preliminary Report: King Air Cabin Door Opens on Takeoff

Hawker Beechcraft C90A, Bismarck, N.D., July 23, 2009–The cabin entry door opened while the aircraft was climbing through 500 feet.

Final Report: Maintenance Flaws Led to Fatal Helicopter Crash

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–The NTSB has blamed the fatal crash on the failure of maintenance personnel to properly tighten the

Engine Failure Forced Emergency Landing

Dassault Falcon 900B, Gatwick, UK, Jan.

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Learjet Lost Gear on Landing

Bombardier Learjet 60, Westhampton, N.Y., Aug.

NTSB seeks to reduce risks of EMS helicopter operations

Responding to a sharp increase in fatal helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations in 2008, the NTSB on September 1 issued 19 safety recommend

Airbus A319 suffered previous electrical woes

On a Sept.

ATR Crash in thailand kills captain

An ATR 72-212 operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused ATC tower on August 4, killing the aircraft’s captain and injuring the copilot

Midair raises concerns about VFR corridor over Hudson

New York’s airspace could be changing.

PC-12 Loss of Control Precedes Crash

Pilatus PC-12/45, Raphine, Va., July 5, 2009–The turboprop single crashed into a pasture during an IFR flight from Teterboro Airport to Tampa’s Exec

Rotation during Lift Downs LongRanger

Bell 206L-1, Breckenridge, Colo., July 2, 2009–N38AZ, owned and operated by Mile High Helicopters, was substantially damaged after it rotated during

Medical Transport Clips Pole on Landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil, Loris, S.C., July 2, 2009–The AS 350 suffered substantial damage while landing to pick up a patient at a hospital heli

Turbulence Injures Medevac Patient, Crew

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Rapid City, S.D., June 15, 2009–King Air N4490M, operated as a medical transport under Part 135 by Air Methods, enc

Hard Landing at Night Causes Fatality

Bell OH-58C, Quitman, Ark., Nov.

Hypoxia Contributed to Fatal Caravan Crash

Cessna 208B Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.

Poor Operating Procedures Blamed in Astra Crash

Gulfstream Astra SPX, Atlanta, Sept.

Birdstrike Doomed Citation

Cessna Citation 500, Oklahoma City, Okla., March 4, 2008–The Board has determined that wing structural damage caused by one or more large

Crew Heard Clicks Just Before Learjet Crash

The NTSB last month released a cockpit voice recorder transcript as part of its investigation into the Sept.

ATC Union Expelled from Midair Investigation

The NTSB has removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) as a party in the investigation of the August 8 fatal <link news/single-news-

Hudson VFR Corridor Targeted in Wake of Midair

New York City’s Hudson River VFR corridor came under fresh and vociferous political attack in the wake of Saturday’s fatal midair between a Piper PA-32R an

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