2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Mary F. Silitch

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

PIPER PA-46-500TP, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., JAN.

Preliminary report: Meridian looses power

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

EUROCOPTER EC 120B, JONESBORO, GA., JAN.

Preliminary report: EC 120 damaged in autorotation

BEECH KING AIR E90, GALESBURG, ILL., JAN.

Preliminary report: Door pops open in flight

AYRES S2T-T65, MAGDALENA, N.M., JAN.

Preliminary report: Engine quits on Narc airplane

PIPER PA-46-500TP, DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., DEC.

Preliminary report: Meridian in marginal VMC

BEECH 65-A90, FENTRESS, TEXAS, OCT.

Factual report: King Air lost power exceeded engine TBO

AIN Staff

An Airnet Systems Learjet 35A on a Part 135 cargo flight was seriously damaged March 19 during a failed attempted to abort the landing.

Learjet seriously damaged in hard landing

Wreckage of an Era Aviation Sikorsky S-76 was found late last month, two days after it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles south of Galveston, T

S-76 wreckage and bodies found

Gordon Gilbert

On April 6, 1994, the Rwandan government’s Falcon 50 was shot down over Africa, killing all aboard, including the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi.

U.N. says rediscovered CVR not from Falcon 50 crash

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Columbus, Ohio, Jan.

Preliminary Report: Aileron roll damages Learjet wing

Cessna 208B Caravan, Alliance, Neb., Feb.

Preliminary Report: Postal flight hits building

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Belgrade, Mont., Feb.

Preliminary Report: EMS crash kills three

Socata TBM 700, North Dartmouth, Mass., Feb.

Preliminary Report: Approach light out at EWB

Embraer E170, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb.

Preliminary Report: E170 overruns runway

Piaggio Avanti, Eagle, Colo., Jan.

Preliminary Report: Piaggio swerves off runway

Cessna Citation 550, Butler, Pa., Jan.

Accidents: Citation fails to decelerate on landing

Cessna Citation 550, Fort Yukon, Alaska, Sept.

Final Report: Ice ingestion downed research Citation

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Rapid City, S.D., Jan.

Final Report: Pilot failed to maintain control

Gregory Polek

Japanese investigators have determined that a missing support arm bolt caused the nosegear hatch on an All Nippon Airways Bombardier Q400 to jam as i

Missing Bolt Blamed for Q400 Mishap

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

The family of the late Missouri Gov.

Carnahan Family Seeks More Damages from Crash

Accidents