Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Jeppesen Sued by ACLU for Rendition Flight Support

In a rare case in aviation, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Jeppesen Sanderson (a Boeing property) for its part in aiding so-called “ext

Accidents

May 31, 2007

Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers

A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c

Accidents

May 29, 2007

DOT Says Serious Runway Incursions Still a Danger

The Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (IG) said in a report released last Thursday that runway incursions remain a persistent, s

Accidents

May 29, 2007

Legacy Cockpit Voice Recorder Strengthens Pilots’ Case

Cockpit voice recordings from the Embraer Legacy that collided with the Gol Airlines 737 over the Amazon last September indicate that the two business-jet

Accidents

May 22, 2007

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NBAA, FSF, IFALPA Blast Brazilian Police

NBAA, the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) heavily criticized a decision by Brazil

ATC

May 15, 2007

Brazil’s Federal Police Blames Pilots for Midair

Brazil’s Federal Police has concluded that ExcelAire Legacy pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were responsible for the September collision with a Boein

Accidents

May 10, 2007

Honeywell: Legacy Transponders Did Not Malfunction

Honeywell has gone on the record as saying that the transponders aboard the Embraer Legacy involved in September’s fatal midair with a Gol Airlines Boeing

Accidents

May 8, 2007

NTSB Recommends Improved TCAS Failure Warnings

Reacting to last September’s fatal collision of an Embraer Legacy and Boeing 737 over the Amazon jungle, the NTSB yesterday called for improved certificati

Regulations and Government

May 3, 2007

Charter firm raises questions about RIL runway conditions

Following a runway overrun at Colorado’s Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) on March 23, the operator of the Falcon 900 that departed Runway 26 after l

Accidents

May 2, 2007

Brazil midair pilots submit report blaming ATC system

While the investigation into the causes of the September midair between an Embraer Legacy operated by Long Island-based ExcelAire and a Boeing 737 operated

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Preliminary Report: Sightseeing AS 350 has hydraulic problems

Eurocopter AS 350BA AStar, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–Four people were killed and the Heli-USA Airways AStar was substantially damaged follo

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Preliminary Report: Air Tour Helo Loses Tail Rotor

McDonnell Douglas MD-369FF, Haena, Hawaii, March 11, 2007–The Inter-Island Helicopters MD-369 was destroyed and a passenger was killed when the helicopter

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged in overrun

Dassault Falcon 900, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–Falcon N129KJ sustained substantial damage when it overran the 7,000-foot-long runway at Garfield

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Preliminary Report: Tire suspect in Piaggio landing mishap

Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The Avanti, operated by fractional operator Avantair, was substantially damaged when landing a

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Factual Report: PC-12 Loses Control

Pilatus PC-12, Big Timber, Mont., June 24, 2006–The PC-12 was destroyed and both occupants killed when N768H crashed after loss of control

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Factual Report: Commander Still Missing in Alaska

Aero Commander 690A, Anchorage, Alaska, July 28, 2006–Commander Northwest Aero Commander N57096 is presumed to have crashed about 23 miles

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Final Report: PC-12 Blamed on Insuffiecient Airspeed

Pilatus PC-12, Bellefonte, Pa., March 26, 2005–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the crash of the PC-12 on an ILS approach to University Par

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Final Report: Netjets Citation Failed to Maintain Airspeed

Cessna Citation 560, Woodruff, Wis., Jan.

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Final Report: Mechanical Led to LongRanger Power Loss

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Patterson, La., March 14, 2006–The LongRanger’s loss of power during cruise, the NTSB said, was due to the improper installa

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Final Report: Roll Overstressed Learjet

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Columbus, Ohio, Jan.

Accidents

May 1, 2007

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Jeppesen Sued by ACLU for Rendition Flight Support

In a rare case in aviation, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Jeppesen Sanderson (a Boeing property) for its part in aiding so-called “ext

Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers

A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c

DOT Says Serious Runway Incursions Still a Danger

The Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (IG) said in a report released last Thursday that runway incursions remain a persistent, s

Legacy Cockpit Voice Recorder Strengthens Pilots’ Case

Cockpit voice recordings from the Embraer Legacy that collided with the Gol Airlines 737 over the Amazon last September indicate that the two business-jet

Videos

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NBAA, FSF, IFALPA Blast Brazilian Police

NBAA, the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) heavily criticized a decision by Brazil

Brazil’s Federal Police Blames Pilots for Midair

Brazil’s Federal Police has concluded that ExcelAire Legacy pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were responsible for the September collision with a Boein

Honeywell: Legacy Transponders Did Not Malfunction

Honeywell has gone on the record as saying that the transponders aboard the Embraer Legacy involved in September’s fatal midair with a Gol Airlines Boeing

NTSB Recommends Improved TCAS Failure Warnings

Reacting to last September’s fatal collision of an Embraer Legacy and Boeing 737 over the Amazon jungle, the NTSB yesterday called for improved certificati

Charter firm raises questions about RIL runway conditions

Following a runway overrun at Colorado’s Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) on March 23, the operator of the Falcon 900 that departed Runway 26 after l

Brazil midair pilots submit report blaming ATC system

While the investigation into the causes of the September midair between an Embraer Legacy operated by Long Island-based ExcelAire and a Boeing 737 operated

Preliminary Report: Sightseeing AS 350 has hydraulic problems

Eurocopter AS 350BA AStar, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–Four people were killed and the Heli-USA Airways AStar was substantially damaged follo

Preliminary Report: Air Tour Helo Loses Tail Rotor

McDonnell Douglas MD-369FF, Haena, Hawaii, March 11, 2007–The Inter-Island Helicopters MD-369 was destroyed and a passenger was killed when the helicopter

Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged in overrun

Dassault Falcon 900, Rifle, Colo., March 23, 2007–Falcon N129KJ sustained substantial damage when it overran the 7,000-foot-long runway at Garfield

Preliminary Report: Tire suspect in Piaggio landing mishap

Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The Avanti, operated by fractional operator Avantair, was substantially damaged when landing a

Factual Report: PC-12 Loses Control

Pilatus PC-12, Big Timber, Mont., June 24, 2006–The PC-12 was destroyed and both occupants killed when N768H crashed after loss of control

Factual Report: Commander Still Missing in Alaska

Aero Commander 690A, Anchorage, Alaska, July 28, 2006–Commander Northwest Aero Commander N57096 is presumed to have crashed about 23 miles

Final Report: PC-12 Blamed on Insuffiecient Airspeed

Pilatus PC-12, Bellefonte, Pa., March 26, 2005–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the crash of the PC-12 on an ILS approach to University Par

Final Report: Netjets Citation Failed to Maintain Airspeed

Cessna Citation 560, Woodruff, Wis., Jan.

Final Report: Mechanical Led to LongRanger Power Loss

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Patterson, La., March 14, 2006–The LongRanger’s loss of power during cruise, the NTSB said, was due to the improper installa

Final Report: Roll Overstressed Learjet

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Columbus, Ohio, Jan.

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