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News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Fuel starvation

RAYTHEON KING AIR B90, WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., SEPT.

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May 9, 2008

Final Report Recaps

RAYTHEON KING AIR C90, SOMERSET, KY., JAN.

Accidents

May 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: Seven people in six-seat Baron 58P

BEECH BARON 58P, SWANZEY, N.H., SEPT.

Accidents

May 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: MedEVAC Learjet 25C overrun

GATES LEARJET 25C, LEXINGTON, KY.,– AUG.

Accidents

May 9, 2008

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Preliminary Report: First fatal PC-12 crash in U.S.

PILATUS PC-12, WESTPHALIA, MO., SEPT.

Accidents

May 9, 2008

Final Report: Sailplane wing failure killed Engen and friend

SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS 4DM, MINDEN, NEV., JULY 13, 1999– The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the crash o

Accidents

May 9, 2008

Final Report: 737 overruns runway as crew ignores destabilized approach and company procedure

BOEING 737-300, BURBANK, CALIF., MARCH 5, 2000–At about 1811 PST Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, a Boeing 737-300 (N668SW), overran the de

Accidents

May 8, 2008

Final Report: VFR approach in dense fog kills King Air pilot

BEECH KING AIR 200, PIQUA, OHIO, AUG.

Accidents

May 8, 2008

Challenger 604 crash prompts lawsuit

Families of the crew of a Challenger 604 that crashed on takeoff from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Oct.

Accidents

May 8, 2008

Lack of CVR hampers Wellstone crash probe

Regardless of your political persuasion, the death of Sen.

Accidents

May 8, 2008

'Mayday' call preceded fatal Westwind crash

Less than 30 sec before a Westwind 1124A crashed while on the VOR/DME-B approach to Taos (N.M.) Municipal Airport on November 8, controllers heard “mayday”

Accidents

May 8, 2008

Caravan crashes after uncontrolled descent

The instrument-rated commercial pilot and his three passengers were killed November 8 when their 2002 Cessna 208 flying under Part 91 from Las Vegas to Mid

Accidents

May 8, 2008

Judge Finds FAA Liable for 2003 Helicopter Midair

U.S.

Accidents

May 8, 2008

Mercy Air EMS Accident Claims Three

A Bell 222 operated by Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air crashed on September 7 at 4:40 a.m.

Accidents

May 7, 2008

Recovery Hopes Fade As Glacier Claims JetRanger

The chartered Bell JetRanger that crashed into the ice-covered slopes of Mount Rainier last June has slid into a crevasse and seems to be beyond recovery.

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

AB139 on track for certification

With the Italian government still investigating the cause of the April 22 crash of a prototype Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter near Monteleone, Rimini, in nor

Rotorcraft

May 7, 2008

Cluster of aeromed accidents focus concerns on EMS safety

Three aeromedical helicopter accidents claimed three lives in just 12 days in August and September, representing a cluster of successively serious mishaps

Accidents

May 7, 2008

Inverters eyed in OSU King Air crash

Failed inverters appear to be the prime suspect in the NTSB’s investigation of the January 27 crash of a King Air 200 in Strasburg, Colo.

Accidents

May 7, 2008

MU-2B Loses Power, Crashes on Takeoff

Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A, San Antonio, Texas, Jan.

Accidents

May 7, 2008

Charter Aircraft Crashes On Circling Approach

Swearingen SA-227-AT, Beaver Island, Mich., February 8, 2001–Two people were killed, two seriously injured and two sustai

Accidents

May 7, 2008

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Fuel starvation

RAYTHEON KING AIR B90, WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., SEPT.

Final Report Recaps

RAYTHEON KING AIR C90, SOMERSET, KY., JAN.

Preliminary Report: Seven people in six-seat Baron 58P

BEECH BARON 58P, SWANZEY, N.H., SEPT.

Preliminary Report: MedEVAC Learjet 25C overrun

GATES LEARJET 25C, LEXINGTON, KY.,– AUG.

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Preliminary Report: First fatal PC-12 crash in U.S.

PILATUS PC-12, WESTPHALIA, MO., SEPT.

Final Report: Sailplane wing failure killed Engen and friend

SCHEMPP-HIRTH NIMBUS 4DM, MINDEN, NEV., JULY 13, 1999– The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the crash o

Final Report: 737 overruns runway as crew ignores destabilized approach and company procedure

BOEING 737-300, BURBANK, CALIF., MARCH 5, 2000–At about 1811 PST Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, a Boeing 737-300 (N668SW), overran the de

Final Report: VFR approach in dense fog kills King Air pilot

BEECH KING AIR 200, PIQUA, OHIO, AUG.

Challenger 604 crash prompts lawsuit

Families of the crew of a Challenger 604 that crashed on takeoff from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Oct.

Lack of CVR hampers Wellstone crash probe

Regardless of your political persuasion, the death of Sen.

'Mayday' call preceded fatal Westwind crash

Less than 30 sec before a Westwind 1124A crashed while on the VOR/DME-B approach to Taos (N.M.) Municipal Airport on November 8, controllers heard “mayday”

Caravan crashes after uncontrolled descent

The instrument-rated commercial pilot and his three passengers were killed November 8 when their 2002 Cessna 208 flying under Part 91 from Las Vegas to Mid

Judge Finds FAA Liable for 2003 Helicopter Midair

U.S.

Mercy Air EMS Accident Claims Three

A Bell 222 operated by Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air crashed on September 7 at 4:40 a.m.

Recovery Hopes Fade As Glacier Claims JetRanger

The chartered Bell JetRanger that crashed into the ice-covered slopes of Mount Rainier last June has slid into a crevasse and seems to be beyond recovery.

AB139 on track for certification

With the Italian government still investigating the cause of the April 22 crash of a prototype Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter near Monteleone, Rimini, in nor

Cluster of aeromed accidents focus concerns on EMS safety

Three aeromedical helicopter accidents claimed three lives in just 12 days in August and September, representing a cluster of successively serious mishaps

Inverters eyed in OSU King Air crash

Failed inverters appear to be the prime suspect in the NTSB’s investigation of the January 27 crash of a King Air 200 in Strasburg, Colo.

MU-2B Loses Power, Crashes on Takeoff

Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A, San Antonio, Texas, Jan.

Charter Aircraft Crashes On Circling Approach

Swearingen SA-227-AT, Beaver Island, Mich., February 8, 2001–Two people were killed, two seriously injured and two sustai

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