Content Archive: May 2009

Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Engine problem suspected

Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, Moundridge, Kan., March 8, 2009–The commercial pilot, the only occupant, was killed when the LongRanger crashed into a wheat
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet aborts takeoff twice

Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March 17, 2009–The Learjet 55, registered to Sunwest Aviation of Calgary, Alberta, aborted its takeoff from Nat
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Indian prototype crashes

National Aerospace Laboratories Saras, Bangalore, India, March 6, 2009–The number-two prototype of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered Saras cras
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ cockpit catches fire on the ramp

Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic South
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Falcon collides with snow bank in Switzerland

Dassault Falcon 100, Samedan, Switzerland, Feb.
Accidents

Factual Report: EMS Dauphin crashes in IMC

Eurocopter SA 365N-1D Dauphin, District Heights, Md., Sept.
Accidents

Final Report: Cargo Caravan crashed

Cessna 208B Caravan, Columbus, Ohio, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: King Air iced up on ramp

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Salmon, Idaho, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: CRJ landed hard

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Providence, R.I., Dec.
Accidents

Factual report: Pilots distracted by electrical failure

Cessna 510 Mustang, Carlsbad, Calif., April 19, 2008–According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the Mustang’s runway overshoot was the pilot’s mis