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Factual Report: EMS King Air down in mountains in night IMC
September 28, 2006, 4:47 AM
January 2006

Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Rawlins, Wyo., Jan. 11, 2005–The Yampa Valley Air Ambulance King Air crashed on the VOR/GPS approach to Runway 22 at Rawlins Municipal Airport/Harvey Field (RWL) at 9:45 p.m. in night IMC.

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante cargo flight crashes
September 28, 2006, 4:45 AM
January 2006

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Manchester, N.H., Nov. 8, 2005–Business Air’s cargo flight crashed into a Wal-Mart garden center shortly after takeoff from Manchester Airport in VMC. The 3,612-hour ATP pilot, who had 137 hours in the Bandeirante (and a type rating), was seriously injured.

Preliminary Report: Helicopters collide near NASCAR track
September 28, 2006, 4:41 AM
January 2006

Aerospatiale AS 350B/Eurocopter EC 130B4, Homestead, Fla., Nov. 21, 2005– The two helicopters collided near the Homestead-Miami Speedway and the commercial pilot of HelicopterShuttle.com EC 130 N130HS was killed.

Modified G550 to serve as platform for science studies
September 28, 2006, 4:38 AM
October 2006

The German aerospace research office, the DLR, is preparing for the 2009 introduction of a modified Gulfstream G550. The long-range business jet will be fitted with a host of special instruments for atmospheric research.

Preliminary Report: Sikorsky loses power over gulf
September 28, 2006, 4:33 AM
January 2006

Sikorsky S-76A, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Sept. 6, 2005–The NTSB has released the preliminary report on the Houston Helicopters Sikorsky S-76A accident in the Gulf of Mexico.

Security officials unlikely to budge on Washington ADIZ
September 28, 2006, 4:32 AM
October 2006

Despite some 20,000 negative comments and calls to abolish the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ), a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill resulted in little progress in making flying in or near the large block of airspace less onerous for general aviation pilots.

Preliminary Report: Conquest crashes in snow and fog
September 28, 2006, 4:30 AM
January 2006

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 29, 2005–Salt Lake Center had cleared Conquest N701QR for the procedure turn to a holding pattern at 12:40 p.m. and told the pilot to contact Gallatin Field, his destination.

ARG/US versus CharterX/Wyvern
September 28, 2006, 4:29 AM
October 2006

Two leading providers of charter industry information are embroiled in a heated legal dispute focused on the alleged acquisition and misuse of proprietary data.

Preliminary Report: Pilot admits distraction in Caravan crash
September 28, 2006, 4:28 AM
January 2006

Cessna Caravan 208B, Unalakleet, Alaska, Oct. 24, 2005–Caravan N1263Y was substantially damaged when it hit the ground during low-level cruise flight, about 17 miles south of Unalakleet, the flight’s destination.

Preliminary Report: Distraction might be a factor in gear-up landing
September 28, 2006, 4:27 AM
January 2006

Learjet 25D, Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 26, 2005–On base leg for landing at Sacramento’s McClellan AFB, the pilot of Learjet N888DV was distracted by a helicopter transmitting over the common traffic advisory frequency.

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