2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Mary F. Silitch

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.

Cessna Citation II, Milwaukee, June 4, 2007–Pilots of the Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan struggled to keep control of the air

Factual Report: Wiring suspected in medical flight

Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, Feb.

Factual Report: Offshore helicopter crashed in Gulf

MD 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007– The commercial pilot and one crewmember were seriously injured and a second crew-member was killed when the

Factual Report: Pipeline helo lost power

Embraer E170, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb.

Final Report: Fatigue a factor in landing accident

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Emporia, Kan., Sept.

Final Report: Vibration traced to trim installation

Bell 407, Morristown, Tenn., Nov.

Final Report: Pilot hit by main rotor

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Leonardtown, Md., Oct.

Final Report: Faulty downlock plates caused gear collapse

Bombardier Challenger 604, Teterboro, N.J., Oct.

Final Report: TCAS alert resulted in excessive maneuver

Cessna 208B Caravan, Alliance, Neb., Feb.

Final Report: Cargo Caravan crashed on approach

Jennifer Harrington

U.S.

Judge: FAA Liable for Helicopter Crash

Ian Goold

Safety officials probing the circumstances leading to the January 17 accident of a British Airways (BA) Boeing 777 at London Heathrow are continuing to foc

Fuel system remains focus of investigation into BA 777 crash

Bill Wagstaff

A Robinson R44 operated by Milwaukee TV station WISN crashed late in the afternoon of December 12, killing its pilot, 47-year-old John Michael Wilson, and 

Rotorcraft Update: Milwaukee ENG helicopter crash claims pilot

Linda Burton Ricks

LEARJET 25B, PITTSBURGH, PA., NOV.

Learjet crashes on takeoff

MOUNT GAMBIER, AUSTRALIA, DEC.

King Air fatal downunder

PIPER CHEYENNE, GRAHAM, TEXAS, NOV.

Fog complicates VFR approach

BEECH 1900D, ROCHESTER, N.Y., JUNE 3, 2000–The Safety Board determined probable cause for a gear-up landing by a CommutAir Beech 1900D dur

Maintenance error led to gear-up landing

LEARJET 24D, EL PASO, TEXAS, DEC.

Fatal Learjet crash

DASSAULT FALCON 10, LAWRENCE, KAN., DEC.

Dassault Falcon 10 sudden pitchdown

CESSNA 208 CARAVAN, BESSEMER, ALA., DEC.

IMC cargo Caravan crash

AIN Staff

A Cessna Citation V crashed immediately after takeoff from Switzerland’s Zurich Airport at 10:06 p.m.

Zurich Citation crash kills two

Accidents