Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Accidents

Year-to-date Bizav Accidents Decline

Fatal accidents were down year over year from 12 to 10
NTSB Report
Accidents

Passenger Lands King Air C90 after Pilot Medical Issue

Aircraft touched down on the runway then departed onto a grassy area
Flight track on N6077X, King Air C90A airplane
Accidents

Snowmobiler Who Collided with Army Helo Awarded $3.3M

Black Hawk had landed on a private airstrip that was also a snowmobile trail
Accidents

Jury Awards $116M in Doors-off Helitour Crash

All five passengers drowned after autorotation into NYC's East River
Accidents

NTSB: Poor Pilot Training, Monitoring Led to Fatal C90 Accident

Pilot also violated company's sterile cockpit rules
Illustrated instrument panel of fatal C90 Accident
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: October 2024

Preliminary and final accident reports, October 2024
rural runway
Safety

NTSB Urges Twin-piston Pilots To Prep for Engine Loss

NTSB said pilots must feather props in partial engine loss before the spinner slows too much
Accidents

No Solid Clues Why Citation Didn’t Climb before Crash

Witness said the engines didn't sound normal on takeoff
Accidents

Flap Setting May Have Been Missed in Runway Excursion

Aircraft sustained damage but the two pilots onboard were not injured in mishap at Colorado airport
FBOs

Sheltair Again Expands KTPA FBO

The new construction comes on the heels of last year's development
Artist rendering of Hangar 9 project at Sheltair Tampa
Safety

Indian Air Force Drops AW119 Helicopter in Rescue Flight

Rotorcraft was stranded in mountains after carrying pilgrims to shrines
Kestrel Aviation AW119 helicopter
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: September 2024

Preliminary and final accident reports, September 2024
rural runway
Accidents

Helo Accident Caused by Inadequate Engine Inspection

Six people were killed during a "Huey Reunion" event held in 2022
Marpat Aviation Bell UH-1B helicopter
Accidents

Indian Investigators Probe Causes of AW139 Helo Crash

Twin-engined rotorcraft had just undergone C check during maintenance visit
An AW139 helicopter operators by Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd
Accidents

Engine Failure Leads to Improved Inspection Process

Cracks occurred in an area that can't be seen without removing the spinner
NTSB report Rolls-Royce Tay engine damage from spinner separation
Accidents

NTSB Starts Probe of Citation II Fatal Accident in Texas

Witnesses said twinjet had trouble climbing before it hit a power line and crashed
Accidents

Pilots Report Comms Failure in Citation X+ Crash

Both pilots survived after the jet was destroyed in a post-crash fire
Cessna Citation X+ business jet crash in Jamestown, New York
Accidents

Crew Error Caused Premier I Fatal Crash in Malaysia

Second-in-command pilot was not type rated in the business jet
Schematic of crash site of a Premier I aircraft in Malaysia
Accidents

NBAA To Honor Flight Attendant for Saving Lives of Two Passengers

Sydney Bosmans helped two passengers escape safely from a burning aircraft
N823KD Hop-A-Jet Challenger 604
Accidents

AOPA ASI Issues Early Analysis of PC-12 Crash in Wyoming

Turboprop single experienced altitude oscillations just before crash
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: August 2024

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2024
rural runway
Accidents

Low Fuel Leads to Falcon 10 Crash in Afghanistan

Aircraft was en route to Moscow from Thailand when it reported low fuel
Accidents

Global Bizjet Accident Fatalities Fall in 1H2024

Deaths from turboprop crashes also declined
Challenger 604 accident path
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: July 2024

Preliminary and final accident reports, July 2024
rural runway
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Aspen Takeoff Overrun Followed Instantaneous Wind Call 

The NTSB final report was inconclusive about why the jet was unable to rotate
Aspen Hawker takeoff runway overrun accident
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Missing Bizjet Wreckage Found in Lake Champlain

Jet's location has been a mystery since it crashed in 1971
N400CP missing jet crashed in Lake Champlain
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Malawi's Vice President Killed in Aircraft Crash

Wreckage of the Malawi Defence Force twin turboprop was found in a mountainous area
Accidents

Amazon Legacy 600 Midair Collision Case Closed

The federal judge ruled that too much time had passed to sentence the American pilots
Joe Sharkey and damaged Legacy
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: June 2024

Preliminary and final accident reports, June 2024
rural runway
Accidents

Iran Confirms Helicopter Crash Killed Its President

The Bell 212 was part of a convoy of three