Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
The National Transportation Safety Board released the final report on the crash of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Citation Latitude on August 15, 2019.
The operator of the fatal flight that killed Kobe Bryant, OC Helicopters, has been added to the defendant list.
A U.S. congressional committee cited failures of design, management, and oversight of the 737 Max in its conclusions.
Preliminary and final reports
Island Express Helicopters is blaming the fatal crash of its S-76 on air traffic controllers.
The Leonardo AW139 crashed on July 4, 2019 shortly after lifting off from a private helipad in the Bahamas.
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation confirmed that an Air India Express aircraft broke into two pieces after skidding off the end of the runway.
The crash of an Atlas Air 767 in 2019 resulted from inadvertent activation of the airplane's go-around mode and the pilots' incorrect response.
Preliminary and final reports
There were no fatal accidents involving European aircraft operators in 2019, but higher than average nonfatal accidents and serious incidents.
