Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Preliminary Report: Cessna ditches on return flight from recurrency training

Cessna 414, Port Jefferson, N.Y., May 26, 2003–At 2:28 p.m.

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Eclipse forges ahead on 500 fixes

Eclipse Aviation in late June received flight into known icing (FIKI) approval for the Eclipse 500, though in-service and undelivered aircraft up to S/N 26

Aircraft

July 29, 2008

Pilot killed in crash of CRJ100

A Brit Air CRJ100 carrying 21 passengers and three crewmembers crashed onto a small road and caught fire some 2,500 feet short of the runway at Brest-Guipa

Accidents

July 28, 2008

Milan court opened runway crash trial

Early last month, 11 airport and ATC officials went on trial in connection with Italy’s worst aviation disaster: the Oct.

Accidents

July 28, 2008

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NTSB: Pilot stalled Meridian returning to airport

According to the NTSB, the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a bank angle of 60 to 80 degrees while trying to return to the Vero Beach Municipal

Accidents

July 28, 2008

Pilot Error, Weather Eyed in Korean S-92 Crash

A botched emergency landing instigated by bad weather appears to have brought down a twin-engine Sikorsky S-92A carrying the 88-year-old Rev.

Accidents

July 22, 2008

Accidents: Citation ran out of fuel

CESSNA 551 CITATION II/SP, KINGMAN, ARIZ., JAN.

Accidents

July 15, 2008

Accidents: Conquest pilot lost control

CESSNA 441 CONQUEST II, ARKANSAS CITY, KAN., JAN.

Accidents

July 15, 2008

Accidents: Final Report Roundup

CESSNA 303, BINGHAMTON, N.Y., NOV.

Accidents

July 15, 2008

Bizjet Accident Rate Stable, Turboprop Mishaps Up

Business jet accidents in the first six months of this year remained the same as during the first half of last year, while the turboprop segment saw a sign

Safety

July 10, 2008

Accidents: Hydraulic warnings cited in Citation overrun at JFK

Cessna 750 Citation X, New York, N.Y., April 3, 2008–On landing at John F.

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Accidents: EMS helo crash fatal

Eurocopter EC 135T2+, La Crosse, Wis., May 10, 2008–Three people–the pilot, a physician and a flight nurse–were killed when the Air Methods helicopt

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Accidents: Possible engine failure for FH-1100

Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, Comstock, Mich., May 16, 2008–The pilot of the FH-1100 was killed and the helicopter destroyed when it hit trees and the g

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Accidents: Caravan loses power

Cessna 208B Caravan, Ada, Mich., May 9, 2008–The CSA Air commercial pilot had to make a forced landing after the Caravan lost power on a visual appr

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Accidents: AS 350 crashes on Catalina

Aerospatiale AS 350D, Avalon, Calif., May 24, 2008–The Island Express Helicopters AS 350 crashed on landing at Two Harbors, Catalina Island.

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Factual Report: Gusts disrupt dogsled filming flight

Bell 206L LongRanger, Nikolai, Alaska, March 4, 2008–The pilot of the LongRanger was maneuvering while his passenger was filming a dogsled

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Final Report: Poor judgment preceded Citation crash

Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Cresco, Iowa, July 19, 2006–The NTSB attributed the crash of Citation N636SE to inadequate decision-making and

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Final Report: Offshore helo tangled with wind gusts on rig

Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, Feb.

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Final Report: Caravan accident fatal for two

Cessna 208B Caravan, Oak Glen, Calif., March 28, 2006–The NTSB said the Caravan stall-spin crash that killed the two pilots was caused by

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Final Report: Turbine blade failed

McDonnell Douglas MD 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007–The Safety Board blamed this accident, which resulted in the death of a crewmembe

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Preliminary Report: Cessna ditches on return flight from recurrency training

Cessna 414, Port Jefferson, N.Y., May 26, 2003–At 2:28 p.m.

Eclipse forges ahead on 500 fixes

Eclipse Aviation in late June received flight into known icing (FIKI) approval for the Eclipse 500, though in-service and undelivered aircraft up to S/N 26

Pilot killed in crash of CRJ100

A Brit Air CRJ100 carrying 21 passengers and three crewmembers crashed onto a small road and caught fire some 2,500 feet short of the runway at Brest-Guipa

Milan court opened runway crash trial

Early last month, 11 airport and ATC officials went on trial in connection with Italy’s worst aviation disaster: the Oct.

Videos

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NTSB: Pilot stalled Meridian returning to airport

According to the NTSB, the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a bank angle of 60 to 80 degrees while trying to return to the Vero Beach Municipal

Pilot Error, Weather Eyed in Korean S-92 Crash

A botched emergency landing instigated by bad weather appears to have brought down a twin-engine Sikorsky S-92A carrying the 88-year-old Rev.

Accidents: Citation ran out of fuel

CESSNA 551 CITATION II/SP, KINGMAN, ARIZ., JAN.

Accidents: Conquest pilot lost control

CESSNA 441 CONQUEST II, ARKANSAS CITY, KAN., JAN.

Accidents: Final Report Roundup

CESSNA 303, BINGHAMTON, N.Y., NOV.

Bizjet Accident Rate Stable, Turboprop Mishaps Up

Business jet accidents in the first six months of this year remained the same as during the first half of last year, while the turboprop segment saw a sign

Accidents: Hydraulic warnings cited in Citation overrun at JFK

Cessna 750 Citation X, New York, N.Y., April 3, 2008–On landing at John F.

Accidents: EMS helo crash fatal

Eurocopter EC 135T2+, La Crosse, Wis., May 10, 2008–Three people–the pilot, a physician and a flight nurse–were killed when the Air Methods helicopt

Accidents: Possible engine failure for FH-1100

Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, Comstock, Mich., May 16, 2008–The pilot of the FH-1100 was killed and the helicopter destroyed when it hit trees and the g

Accidents: Caravan loses power

Cessna 208B Caravan, Ada, Mich., May 9, 2008–The CSA Air commercial pilot had to make a forced landing after the Caravan lost power on a visual appr

Accidents: AS 350 crashes on Catalina

Aerospatiale AS 350D, Avalon, Calif., May 24, 2008–The Island Express Helicopters AS 350 crashed on landing at Two Harbors, Catalina Island.

Factual Report: Gusts disrupt dogsled filming flight

Bell 206L LongRanger, Nikolai, Alaska, March 4, 2008–The pilot of the LongRanger was maneuvering while his passenger was filming a dogsled

Final Report: Poor judgment preceded Citation crash

Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Cresco, Iowa, July 19, 2006–The NTSB attributed the crash of Citation N636SE to inadequate decision-making and

Final Report: Offshore helo tangled with wind gusts on rig

Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, Feb.

Final Report: Caravan accident fatal for two

Cessna 208B Caravan, Oak Glen, Calif., March 28, 2006–The NTSB said the Caravan stall-spin crash that killed the two pilots was caused by

Final Report: Turbine blade failed

McDonnell Douglas MD 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007–The Safety Board blamed this accident, which resulted in the death of a crewmembe

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