Latest from Mary F. Silitch
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Final Report: Inadequate maintenance blamed for gear failure
Embraer EMB 170, Dulles, Va., May 30, 2006–Improper servicing of the nose-gear strut and inadequate maintenance caused the failure of the
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Preliminary Report: Citation might have ingested birds
Cessna 500 Citation I, Oklahoma City, March 4–The Southwest Orthopedic and Sport Medicine Clinic’s Citation I was destroyed when control w
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Final Report: First officer failed to reset brake circuit breaker
Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3, Stuart, Fla., March 8, 2008–The NTSB blamed the crew’s failure to reset the brake circuit breaker before taxi
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Final Report: Inadequate training blamed in fatal crash
Eurocopter EC 135P1, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the EMS helicopter crash to be the operator’
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Preliminary Report: Angolan King Air hit mountain
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Huambo, Angola, Jan.
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Preliminary Report: Missed GPS approach fatal for six
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Mount Airy, N.C., Feb.
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Preliminary Report: EMS helicopter crashes in bay
Eurocopter AS 350B2, South Padre Island, Texas, Feb.
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Preliminary Report: Citation III accident fatal for three
Cessna 650 Citation III, Caico Seco, Venezuela, Feb.
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Preliminary Report: German partol JetRanger destroyed
Bell 206B JetRanger, Zuzenhausen, Germany, Jan.
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Final Report: Nosegear actuator failed
Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of this landing accident to be the failur
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Final Report: Blown tire finding disputed
Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident involving the Avantair Piaggi
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Final Report: Merlin lost control, collided with airport sign
Swearingen SA-226T, Wheeling, Ill., April 11, 2007-A partial failure of the left engine propeller governor made directional control impossible, and
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Final Report: Downsloped wet runway factor in overrun
Dassault Falcon 900C, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–The NTSB attributed the runway overrun to the ATP-rated pilot’s decision to land with e
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Final Report: Pilot allowed Hawker brakes to get too hot
Hawker Beechcraft 800XP, Santa Ana, Calif., Oct.
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Final Report: Ice crystals caused Beechjet engine flameouts
Hawker Beechcraft Beechjet 400A, Norfolk, Va., June 14, 2006–The NTSB said the probable cause of the dual engine flameout was the accretio
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Final Report: Eurocopter flight controls malfunctioned
Eurocopter AS 350B2, Kamarang, Guyana, Feb.
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Factual Report: Runway incursion at Teterboro
Gulfstream V/Hawker 800A, Teterboro, N.J., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Learjet runs off runway
Bombardier Learjet 35, Santa Fe, Argentina, Oct.
