Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Preliminary and final accident reports, February 2021
Approval of the 737 Max by EASA follows clearance by U.S., Canadian, and Brazilian aviation authorities.
Drone pierces windshield of Chilean Navy UH-57B, injuring front seat crewmember.
A fatal crash of a USAF-operated Global Express was caused by the crew's error in identifying the failed powerplant and shutting down the operating engine.
The NTSB has issued its final report on the 2018 Grand Canyon helitour crash.
Andrew Rene Hernandez, 22, could receive up to one year in federal prison.
MC-21-300 prototype 73051 ended a one-engine-out breaking test stuck in heavy snow.
A broad set of recommendations were released January 12 to help preventing runway excursions, the top accident type for all aircraft.
While authorities caution against speculation about the cause, the crash of Sriwijaya Flight 182 raises the specter of past accidents in Indonesia.
Authorities expect to find no survivors from the Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea Saturday.