Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Preliminary Report: SAR 407 blade strikes paramedic

Bell 407, Sedona, Ariz., Oct.

Accidents

December 1, 2008

Preliminary Report: Maintenance flight overruns runway

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A200, Bridgewater, Va., Sept.

Accidents

December 1, 2008

Preliminary Report: Medical helo hits radio tower

Bell 222, Aurora, Ill., Oct.

Accidents

December 1, 2008

Preliminary Report: Bell crashes off oil rig

Bell 212, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Sept.

Accidents

December 1, 2008

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Final Report: Short crashed on takeoff

Short SC-7 Skyvan, McGrath, Alaska, Sept.

Accidents

December 1, 2008

Final Report: Parachutist killed in premature jump

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bowling Green, Mo., June 21, 2008–A parachutist was killed because he failed to follow procedures/directives b

Accidents

December 1, 2008

Final Report: Gear torque knee failed

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Baton Rouge, La., April 25, 2008–Structural failure of the right main landing gear torque knee caused the

Accidents

December 1, 2008

Final Report: Starflex arm failed

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Hiram, Ga., May 21, 2008–The NTSB attributed the buckling of the AS 350’s tail boom to failure of the starflex arm du

Accidents

December 1, 2008

Final Report: No cause determined for hydraulic leak

Cessna 750 Citation X, New York, N.Y., April 3, 2008–The Citation X ran off the runway on landing at John F.

Accidents

December 1, 2008

Victims File Lawsuit in S.C. Learjet Accident

Travis Barker and Thelma Martin Still have filed a lawsuit in the California Superior Court following the September 19 overrun crash in Columbia, S.C., of

Accidents

November 25, 2008

Sabotage Unlikely in Mexican Learjet 45 Crash

Officials are all but ruling out sabotage in the November 4 crash of a Learjet 45 in Mexico City, which killed all nine aboard, including Mexican Interior

Accidents

November 20, 2008

FAA Publishes Helo EMS Rule Changes

Late last week the FAA published long-awaited proposed revisions in the operations specification governing helicopter EMS (HEMS) flights under Part 135 wit

Accidents

November 18, 2008

Mexican Learjet 45 Crash: Accident or Sabotage?

NTSB and Mexican aviation accident investigators are on scene in Mexico City, where a Learjet 45 (XC-VMC) crashed into a mixed residential/commercial neigh

Aircraft

November 6, 2008

Factual Report: CRJ loses cowling in flight

Bombardier CRJ CL-600-2B19, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–At 16,000 feet over Lake Michigan, the Mesa Airlines CRJ thrust reverser t

Accidents

November 4, 2008

Final Report: Controllers cited in TEB runway incursion

Cessna 172 and Dassault Falcon 200, Teterboro, N.J., July 9, 2008–The NTSB blamed the Teterboro Airport (TEB) runway incursion on the grou

Accidents

November 4, 2008

Final Report: Charter flight lost door

Fairchild SA-227-AC, Carlsbad, N.M., Aug.

Accidents

November 4, 2008

Final Report: Seat belt restricted controls

Morane-Saulnier MS-760/B, St.

Accidents

November 4, 2008

Final Report: Faulty maintenance cited

Bell 47G-3B-2, Lafayette, Ind., July 24, 2008–A fatigue fracture of the carburetor heat control valve spring and inadequate maintenance in

Accidents

November 4, 2008

Final Report: Hydraulic hose ruptured

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, North Canton, Ohio, Dec.

Accidents

November 4, 2008

Final Report: Learjet landed on closed runway

Bombardier Learjet 45, Teterboro, N.J., June 25, 2008–The NTSB attributed the Learjet’s landing on a closed runway to the fact that the lo

Accidents

November 4, 2008

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Preliminary Report: SAR 407 blade strikes paramedic

Bell 407, Sedona, Ariz., Oct.

Preliminary Report: Maintenance flight overruns runway

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A200, Bridgewater, Va., Sept.

Preliminary Report: Medical helo hits radio tower

Bell 222, Aurora, Ill., Oct.

Preliminary Report: Bell crashes off oil rig

Bell 212, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Sept.

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Final Report: Short crashed on takeoff

Short SC-7 Skyvan, McGrath, Alaska, Sept.

Final Report: Parachutist killed in premature jump

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bowling Green, Mo., June 21, 2008–A parachutist was killed because he failed to follow procedures/directives b

Final Report: Gear torque knee failed

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Baton Rouge, La., April 25, 2008–Structural failure of the right main landing gear torque knee caused the

Final Report: Starflex arm failed

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Hiram, Ga., May 21, 2008–The NTSB attributed the buckling of the AS 350’s tail boom to failure of the starflex arm du

Final Report: No cause determined for hydraulic leak

Cessna 750 Citation X, New York, N.Y., April 3, 2008–The Citation X ran off the runway on landing at John F.

Victims File Lawsuit in S.C. Learjet Accident

Travis Barker and Thelma Martin Still have filed a lawsuit in the California Superior Court following the September 19 overrun crash in Columbia, S.C., of

Sabotage Unlikely in Mexican Learjet 45 Crash

Officials are all but ruling out sabotage in the November 4 crash of a Learjet 45 in Mexico City, which killed all nine aboard, including Mexican Interior

FAA Publishes Helo EMS Rule Changes

Late last week the FAA published long-awaited proposed revisions in the operations specification governing helicopter EMS (HEMS) flights under Part 135 wit

Mexican Learjet 45 Crash: Accident or Sabotage?

NTSB and Mexican aviation accident investigators are on scene in Mexico City, where a Learjet 45 (XC-VMC) crashed into a mixed residential/commercial neigh

Factual Report: CRJ loses cowling in flight

Bombardier CRJ CL-600-2B19, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–At 16,000 feet over Lake Michigan, the Mesa Airlines CRJ thrust reverser t

Final Report: Controllers cited in TEB runway incursion

Cessna 172 and Dassault Falcon 200, Teterboro, N.J., July 9, 2008–The NTSB blamed the Teterboro Airport (TEB) runway incursion on the grou

Final Report: Charter flight lost door

Fairchild SA-227-AC, Carlsbad, N.M., Aug.

Final Report: Seat belt restricted controls

Morane-Saulnier MS-760/B, St.

Final Report: Faulty maintenance cited

Bell 47G-3B-2, Lafayette, Ind., July 24, 2008–A fatigue fracture of the carburetor heat control valve spring and inadequate maintenance in

Final Report: Hydraulic hose ruptured

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, North Canton, Ohio, Dec.

Final Report: Learjet landed on closed runway

Bombardier Learjet 45, Teterboro, N.J., June 25, 2008–The NTSB attributed the Learjet’s landing on a closed runway to the fact that the lo

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