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Final Report: Air tour copter crashed in crater

Bell 206B JetRanger, Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, July 23, 2003–The NTSB said that in the Jack Harter Helicopters air tour crash inside a mou

Accidents

November 6, 2007

Final Report: Helicopter hit powerlines during photo shoot

Bell 206B JetRanger, Walford, Iowa, June 30, 2006–The pilot of the photo helicopter, filming a movie, failed to maintain clearance from po

Accidents

November 6, 2007

Final Report: SA-226 took off with known deficiency

Swearingen SA-226T, Teterboro, N.J., May 31, 2005–The NTSB blamed the pilot’s “improper decision to depart with a known deficiency, which

Accidents

November 6, 2007

Final Report: ERJ 135 attempter pushback with brake set

Embraer ERJ 135LR, Newark, N.J., July 24, 2006–The NTSB determined that the captain of the American Eagle ERJ 135 failed to follow company

Accidents

November 6, 2007

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Learjet 35 Crashes on Takeoff from Brazilian Airport

Brazilian officials are still combing through the wreckage of a Learjet 35 that crashed Sunday in São Paulo, killing at least eight people.

Accidents

November 6, 2007

Preliminary Report: Wrong Runway Assigned

Bombardier Learjet 35, Washington, D.C., Sept.

Accidents

November 5, 2007

Fuel exhaustion eyed in King Air crash

The preliminary NTSB report of the September 19 Beech King Air B90 crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., indicates that the pilot ran out of fuel during a flight fr

Accidents

November 1, 2007

UA accident investigation yields safety recommendations

The NTSB’s first investigation of an unmanned aircraft accident highlighted a problem that many have worried about and that the FAA has yet to address: the

Accidents

November 1, 2007

Focus on safety issues in collision, urges IFALPA

Brazilian authorities should drop their criminal investigation into the deadly midair collision last September involving a pair of American pilots and inst

Accidents

November 1, 2007

King Air pilots lost control during familiarization flight

According to the final report of the Irish Department of Transport Air Accidents Investigation Unit (AAIU) published earlier this year, a Beech King Air 90

Accidents

November 1, 2007

NTSB: Many Safety Issues with Unmanned Aircraft Ops

As a result of its first investigation of an accident

Accidents

October 18, 2007

Excel-Jet Sues FAA over 2006 Sport-Jet VLJ Crash

Excel-Jet of Monument, Colo., is suing the FAA over the

Accidents

October 18, 2007

Runway Overruns Lead to AD on Premier I

Two non-fatal accidents involving runway overruns of the Raytheon Premier I in which the lift-dump spoilers failed to deploy have led to an AD.

Accidents

October 17, 2007

Jets Do Triple Play Off Runways in One Day

There were no serious injuries or major damage initially reported following three separate incidents of business jets rolling off dry runways on April 21.

Accidents

October 16, 2007

Harrowing Ride Described by Lone B200 Survivor

According to the 13-year-old lone survivor of the April 4 crash of a King Air B200 that took the lives of six others, including her mother and father, “eve

Accidents

October 16, 2007

Saab 340B Compressor Stalls Lead To Emergency AD

Emergency AD 2003-08-52 was issued last month for the GE CT7-9B turboprop in response to 12 compressor-stall events in Saab 340Bs over a six-month period.

Accidents

October 16, 2007

IFALPA to Brazil: Don’t Criminalize Midair Collision

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) late last week called on the Brazilian government “to return to agreed international

Accidents

October 16, 2007

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #1

Dassault Falcon 20, Swanton, Ohio April 8, 2003–At approximately 1:50 p.m.

Accidents

October 15, 2007

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #2

DASSAULT FALCON 20, ST.

Accidents

October 15, 2007

Final Report: Maintenance error leads to hard landing

GULFSTREAM V, WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., FEB.

Accidents

October 15, 2007

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Final Report: Air tour copter crashed in crater

Bell 206B JetRanger, Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, July 23, 2003–The NTSB said that in the Jack Harter Helicopters air tour crash inside a mou

Final Report: Helicopter hit powerlines during photo shoot

Bell 206B JetRanger, Walford, Iowa, June 30, 2006–The pilot of the photo helicopter, filming a movie, failed to maintain clearance from po

Final Report: SA-226 took off with known deficiency

Swearingen SA-226T, Teterboro, N.J., May 31, 2005–The NTSB blamed the pilot’s “improper decision to depart with a known deficiency, which

Final Report: ERJ 135 attempter pushback with brake set

Embraer ERJ 135LR, Newark, N.J., July 24, 2006–The NTSB determined that the captain of the American Eagle ERJ 135 failed to follow company

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Learjet 35 Crashes on Takeoff from Brazilian Airport

Brazilian officials are still combing through the wreckage of a Learjet 35 that crashed Sunday in São Paulo, killing at least eight people.

Preliminary Report: Wrong Runway Assigned

Bombardier Learjet 35, Washington, D.C., Sept.

Fuel exhaustion eyed in King Air crash

The preliminary NTSB report of the September 19 Beech King Air B90 crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., indicates that the pilot ran out of fuel during a flight fr

UA accident investigation yields safety recommendations

The NTSB’s first investigation of an unmanned aircraft accident highlighted a problem that many have worried about and that the FAA has yet to address: the

Focus on safety issues in collision, urges IFALPA

Brazilian authorities should drop their criminal investigation into the deadly midair collision last September involving a pair of American pilots and inst

King Air pilots lost control during familiarization flight

According to the final report of the Irish Department of Transport Air Accidents Investigation Unit (AAIU) published earlier this year, a Beech King Air 90

NTSB: Many Safety Issues with Unmanned Aircraft Ops

As a result of its first investigation of an accident

Excel-Jet Sues FAA over 2006 Sport-Jet VLJ Crash

Excel-Jet of Monument, Colo., is suing the FAA over the

Runway Overruns Lead to AD on Premier I

Two non-fatal accidents involving runway overruns of the Raytheon Premier I in which the lift-dump spoilers failed to deploy have led to an AD.

Jets Do Triple Play Off Runways in One Day

There were no serious injuries or major damage initially reported following three separate incidents of business jets rolling off dry runways on April 21.

Harrowing Ride Described by Lone B200 Survivor

According to the 13-year-old lone survivor of the April 4 crash of a King Air B200 that took the lives of six others, including her mother and father, “eve

Saab 340B Compressor Stalls Lead To Emergency AD

Emergency AD 2003-08-52 was issued last month for the GE CT7-9B turboprop in response to 12 compressor-stall events in Saab 340Bs over a six-month period.

IFALPA to Brazil: Don’t Criminalize Midair Collision

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) late last week called on the Brazilian government “to return to agreed international

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #1

Dassault Falcon 20, Swanton, Ohio April 8, 2003–At approximately 1:50 p.m.

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #2

DASSAULT FALCON 20, ST.

Final Report: Maintenance error leads to hard landing

GULFSTREAM V, WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., FEB.

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