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News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Factual Report: Gusts disrupt dogsled filming flight

Bell 206L LongRanger, Nikolai, Alaska, March 4, 2008–The pilot of the LongRanger was maneuvering while his passenger was filming a dogsled

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Final Report: Poor judgment preceded Citation crash

Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Cresco, Iowa, July 19, 2006–The NTSB attributed the crash of Citation N636SE to inadequate decision-making and

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Final Report: Offshore helo tangled with wind gusts on rig

Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, Feb.

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Final Report: Caravan accident fatal for two

Cessna 208B Caravan, Oak Glen, Calif., March 28, 2006–The NTSB said the Caravan stall-spin crash that killed the two pilots was caused by

Accidents

July 9, 2008

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Final Report: Turbine blade failed

McDonnell Douglas MD 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007–The Safety Board blamed this accident, which resulted in the death of a crewmembe

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Final Report: Citation II overran runway

Cessna 550 Citation II, Butler, Pa., Jan.

Accidents

July 9, 2008

Rotorcraft News Update: So, did I pass?

A Sikorsky S-76A crashed onto a helipad at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., during an FAA check ride on May 29, seriously injuring the pilot an

Accidents

July 8, 2008

Regional News Update: Bombardier 'regrets' Q400 accident

Bombardier expressed “regrets” about a March 13, 2007, accident involving a Q400 turboprop at Japan’s Kochi Airport after the Japanese Aircraft and Railway

Accidents

July 8, 2008

Midair Collision Civil Suit Moves to Brazilian Courts

Wrongful-death suits brought on behalf of family members of passengers and crew killed in the 2006 midair involving a Legacy business jet and a Brazi

Accidents

July 8, 2008

Concorde Manslaughter Trial To Take Place in France

A French judge last week ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authorit

Safety

July 8, 2008

NTSB Calls on FAA To Address Pilot Fatigue

The NTSB cited three accidents and an incident involving a regional airline as the basis for a pair of <link http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2008/080610a.html

Safety

June 12, 2008

Stuck Power Control Leads To Eclipse 500 Tire Blowout

Eclipse Aviation on Monday issued a “customer pilot communication” regarding an incident last Thursday in which an Eclipse 500’s main gear tires blew out d

Aircraft

June 12, 2008

MedFlight crash underscores value of helicopter TAWS

On May 10 at 10:40 p.m.

Rotorcraft

June 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: Wing skin wrinkled

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B300, Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 4, 2008–The King Air encountered severe turbulence that apparently caused substan

Accidents

June 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: Peruvian 412 accident kills 10

Bell 412EP, Santa Cruz, Peru, March 11, 2008–The Evergreen Helicopters Bell 412 was destroyed and 10 people, including the U.S.

Accidents

June 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: CRJ overflies airport

Bombardier CL-600-2B19 CRJ, Hilo, Hawaii, Feb.

Accidents

June 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: Excel gear collapses

Cessna Citation Excel 560XL, Port Heiden, Alaska, April 30, 2008–The AT&T Alascom Excel was substantially damaged on landing at Port H

Accidents

June 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: Mountain crash fatal

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Chickaloon, Alaska, April 15, 2008–Four people were killed and one seriously injured when the ERA Helicopters AS 350

Accidents

June 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: Cargo door opens on takeoff

Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Page, Ariz., March 26, 2008–A cargo door opened just after takeoff at Page Municipal Airport and the Great Lakes

Accidents

June 9, 2008

Preliminary Report: Beech 1900 lost in Pacific

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 1900C, Lihue, Hawaii, Jan.

Accidents

June 9, 2008

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Factual Report: Gusts disrupt dogsled filming flight

Bell 206L LongRanger, Nikolai, Alaska, March 4, 2008–The pilot of the LongRanger was maneuvering while his passenger was filming a dogsled

Final Report: Poor judgment preceded Citation crash

Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Cresco, Iowa, July 19, 2006–The NTSB attributed the crash of Citation N636SE to inadequate decision-making and

Final Report: Offshore helo tangled with wind gusts on rig

Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, Feb.

Final Report: Caravan accident fatal for two

Cessna 208B Caravan, Oak Glen, Calif., March 28, 2006–The NTSB said the Caravan stall-spin crash that killed the two pilots was caused by

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Final Report: Turbine blade failed

McDonnell Douglas MD 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007–The Safety Board blamed this accident, which resulted in the death of a crewmembe

Final Report: Citation II overran runway

Cessna 550 Citation II, Butler, Pa., Jan.

Rotorcraft News Update: So, did I pass?

A Sikorsky S-76A crashed onto a helipad at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., during an FAA check ride on May 29, seriously injuring the pilot an

Regional News Update: Bombardier 'regrets' Q400 accident

Bombardier expressed “regrets” about a March 13, 2007, accident involving a Q400 turboprop at Japan’s Kochi Airport after the Japanese Aircraft and Railway

Midair Collision Civil Suit Moves to Brazilian Courts

Wrongful-death suits brought on behalf of family members of passengers and crew killed in the 2006 midair involving a Legacy business jet and a Brazi

Concorde Manslaughter Trial To Take Place in France

A French judge last week ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authorit

NTSB Calls on FAA To Address Pilot Fatigue

The NTSB cited three accidents and an incident involving a regional airline as the basis for a pair of <link http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2008/080610a.html

Stuck Power Control Leads To Eclipse 500 Tire Blowout

Eclipse Aviation on Monday issued a “customer pilot communication” regarding an incident last Thursday in which an Eclipse 500’s main gear tires blew out d

MedFlight crash underscores value of helicopter TAWS

On May 10 at 10:40 p.m.

Preliminary Report: Wing skin wrinkled

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B300, Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 4, 2008–The King Air encountered severe turbulence that apparently caused substan

Preliminary Report: Peruvian 412 accident kills 10

Bell 412EP, Santa Cruz, Peru, March 11, 2008–The Evergreen Helicopters Bell 412 was destroyed and 10 people, including the U.S.

Preliminary Report: CRJ overflies airport

Bombardier CL-600-2B19 CRJ, Hilo, Hawaii, Feb.

Preliminary Report: Excel gear collapses

Cessna Citation Excel 560XL, Port Heiden, Alaska, April 30, 2008–The AT&amp;T Alascom Excel was substantially damaged on landing at Port H

Preliminary Report: Mountain crash fatal

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Chickaloon, Alaska, April 15, 2008–Four people were killed and one seriously injured when the ERA Helicopters AS 350

Preliminary Report: Cargo door opens on takeoff

Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Page, Ariz., March 26, 2008–A cargo door opened just after takeoff at Page Municipal Airport and the Great Lakes

Preliminary Report: Beech 1900 lost in Pacific

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 1900C, Lihue, Hawaii, Jan.

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Cessna Citation Excel 560XL, Port Heiden, Alaska, April 30, 2008–The AT&T Alascom Excel was substantially damaged on landing at Port H