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Miami jury finds Cubans guilty in 1996 shootdown

Last month a Miami jury found Gernando Hernandez, a Cuban agent, guilty of conspiracy to murder in the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed, civilian airplanes fl

Accidents

May 21, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Eight killed in South Korea S-76 crash

A Sikorsky S-76 hit an electrical tower near the port city of Chinhae, South Korea,  on July 5 and crashed into the sea, killing eight of the 12 peopl

Accidents

May 21, 2008

Fatigue, Drugs and WX don't mix

CESSNA 525, BRANSON, MO., DEC.

Accidents

May 21, 2008

OTS navaid lef to CFIT fatal

KING AIR C90, SOMERSET, KY., JAN.

Accidents

May 21, 2008

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Rotocraft Update: Turbomeca demo flight kills two

A Eurocopter AS 350 helicopter crashed at the Tarnos, France factory of engine maker Turbomeca on March 26, killing company test pilot Eric Fortier, 41, an

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: PHI accident claims pilot

Petroleum Helicopters pilot Charles Getchell, 56, of Milton, Fla.

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Final Report: Failed ILS approach kills N.J. legislator and family

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-26A, EDGARTOWN, MASS., OCT.

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Preliminary Report: Lightning strike damages Embraer

EMBRAER EMB-145LR, CHESTER, MASS., MARCH 26, 2002–FAA inspectors found a “baseball size” hole in the left elevator of a Chautauqua Airline

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Preliminary Report: Cessna 425 breaks up in flight

CESSNA 425, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–“Just lost my needle…give me…” was the last transmission controllers heard from the pilot of a

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Preliminary Report: Mid-air collision kills one

PILATUS UV-20A, MARANA, ARIZ., MARCH 15, 2002–A U.S.

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Preliminary Report: Double bird-strike ends in aborted takeoff

CANADAIR CL-600-2B19, DULLES AIRPORT, VA., MARCH 9, 2002–Shortly after 10 a.m.

Accidents

May 19, 2008

ATC implicated in fatal King Air accident

The NTSB determined the probable cause of a January 2000 King Air C90 fatal accident was the failure of the pilot to follow his approach clearance, and his

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Missionary pilot blamed in Peruvian shootdown

With the final report by a joint Peruvian-U.S.

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Crash destroys Learjet 25D testing for Avcon Mod

A Learjet 25D (N333CG) that crashed on approach to Salina, Kan., after losing elevator control on June 12, was involved in a test flight in connectio

Accidents

May 19, 2008

Turbine airplane fatalities fall

In the first quarter of this year, the U.S.-registered Part 91 and 135 business jet and turboprop fleet experienced 22 total accidents, five of which kille

Accidents

May 16, 2008

Wooden sticks eyed in GV crash

Wooden tongue depressors are implicated in the hard landing of a Gulfstream V last February 14 that drove the right main landing gear up through the wing,

Accidents

May 16, 2008

King Air gear collapse kills Texas mechanic

Don Judy, a mechanic for Addison (Texas) Airport-based DFW Aero Mechanix, was killed last month when the landing gear of a King Air 200 apparently collapse

Accidents

May 15, 2008

Incident started with wrong word, not wrong squawk

According to the AOL Time Warner flight department, it wasn’t a hijack code that was mistakenly squawked (AIN, December 2001, page 10<

Accidents

May 15, 2008

All survive King Air crash into roof of Reno building

The airplane was destroyed, but the pilot and five passengers escaped serious injury March 13 (no, it wasn’t a Friday) when their King Air E90 crashed into

Accidents

May 15, 2008

In-flight breakup preceded fatal Conquest crash

The pilot and two passengers aboard a Cessna 425 Conquest I were killed March 6 after the aircraft suffered an in-flight breakup and crashed about 13 mi fr

Accidents

May 15, 2008

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Miami jury finds Cubans guilty in 1996 shootdown

Last month a Miami jury found Gernando Hernandez, a Cuban agent, guilty of conspiracy to murder in the 1996 shootdown of two unarmed, civilian airplanes fl

Rotorcraft Update: Eight killed in South Korea S-76 crash

A Sikorsky S-76 hit an electrical tower near the port city of Chinhae, South Korea,&nbsp; on July 5 and crashed into the sea, killing eight of the 12 peopl

Fatigue, Drugs and WX don't mix

CESSNA 525, BRANSON, MO., DEC.

OTS navaid lef to CFIT fatal

KING AIR C90, SOMERSET, KY., JAN.

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Rotocraft Update: Turbomeca demo flight kills two

A Eurocopter AS 350 helicopter crashed at the Tarnos, France factory of engine maker Turbomeca on March 26, killing company test pilot Eric Fortier, 41, an

Rotorcraft Update: PHI accident claims pilot

Petroleum Helicopters pilot Charles Getchell, 56, of Milton, Fla.

Final Report: Failed ILS approach kills N.J. legislator and family

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-26A, EDGARTOWN, MASS., OCT.

Preliminary Report: Lightning strike damages Embraer

EMBRAER EMB-145LR, CHESTER, MASS., MARCH 26, 2002–FAA inspectors found a “baseball size” hole in the left elevator of a Chautauqua Airline

Preliminary Report: Cessna 425 breaks up in flight

CESSNA 425, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–“Just lost my needle…give me…” was the last transmission controllers heard from the pilot of a

Preliminary Report: Mid-air collision kills one

PILATUS UV-20A, MARANA, ARIZ., MARCH 15, 2002–A U.S.

Preliminary Report: Double bird-strike ends in aborted takeoff

CANADAIR CL-600-2B19, DULLES AIRPORT, VA., MARCH 9, 2002–Shortly after 10 a.m.

ATC implicated in fatal King Air accident

The NTSB determined the probable cause of a January 2000 King Air C90 fatal accident was the failure of the pilot to follow his approach clearance, and his

Missionary pilot blamed in Peruvian shootdown

With the final report by a joint Peruvian-U.S.

Crash destroys Learjet 25D testing for Avcon Mod

A Learjet 25D (N333CG) that crashed on approach to Salina, Kan., after losing elevator control on June 12, was involved in a test flight in connectio

Turbine airplane fatalities fall

In the first quarter of this year, the U.S.-registered Part 91 and 135 business jet and turboprop fleet experienced 22 total accidents, five of which kille

Wooden sticks eyed in GV crash

Wooden tongue depressors are implicated in the hard landing of a Gulfstream V last February 14 that drove the right main landing gear up through the wing,

King Air gear collapse kills Texas mechanic

Don Judy, a mechanic for Addison (Texas) Airport-based DFW Aero Mechanix, was killed last month when the landing gear of a King Air 200 apparently collapse

Incident started with wrong word, not wrong squawk

According to the AOL Time Warner flight department, it wasn’t a hijack code that was mistakenly squawked (AIN, December 2001, page 10<

All survive King Air crash into roof of Reno building

The airplane was destroyed, but the pilot and five passengers escaped serious injury March 13 (no, it wasn’t a Friday) when their King Air E90 crashed into

In-flight breakup preceded fatal Conquest crash

The pilot and two passengers aboard a Cessna 425 Conquest I were killed March 6 after the aircraft suffered an in-flight breakup and crashed about 13 mi fr

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A Sikorsky S-76 hit an electrical tower near the port city of Chinhae, South Korea, on July 5 and crashed into the sea, killing eight of the 12 peopl