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Preliminary Report: Caravan engine quits

Cessna Caravan 208B, Greensburg, Ind., June 1, 2008–The Skydive Greensburg Caravan was at 7,000 feet msl, with 14 skydivers aboard, when the pilot heard an

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July 30, 2008

Preliminary Report: Citation slides off runway

Cessna 525B Citation CJ3, Destin, Fla., July 3, 2008–No one was injured when the CitationJet slid off the runway at Destin’s Fort Walton Beach Airport.

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July 30, 2008

Preliminary Report: Cargo DC-9 crashes in Mexico

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, Saltillo, Mexico, July 6, 2008–The USA Jet Airlines cargo DC-9 crashed on approach to Saltillo Airport.

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Preliminary Report: No injuries in S-76 accident

Sikorsky S-76, Grand Rapids, Mich., May 29, 2008–The Aero Med Spectrum Health S-76 was taking off from the helipad on the roof of the Spectrum Health Hospi

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July 30, 2008

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Preliminary Report: Helo accident in Osarks

MD Helicopters MD 500E, Sunrise Beach, Mo., May 25, 2008–Landing at a private helipad at Lake of the Ozarks, the MD 500 hit the water; one passenger was ki

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July 30, 2008

Preliminary Report: Metro lost at sea

Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III, Bundeena, Australia, April 9, 2008–The Avtex Air Services Metro cargo flight crashed into the sea after the pilot reported h

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July 30, 2008

Preliminary Report: Mechanic hit by door

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Taylor, Texas, April 11, 2008–A mechanic was killed when he tried to enter the Alaro King Air with the engines running.

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Final Reports: FOD blamed for Learjet accident

Bombardier Learjet 36A, Newport News, Va., March 26, 2007–The NTSB said that the Learjet accident was caused by foreign object debris (FOD) on the runway.

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July 30, 2008

Final Report: Ice blamed in Flight Options flameout

Hawker Beechcraft Beechjet 400, Jacksonville, Fla., Nov.

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Final Reports: Poor planned blamed in crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90-1, Tampa, Fla., June 12, 2006–The captain’s poor in-flight planning and his failure to establish the airplane on a stabilize

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Final Reports: Pilot lifted gear

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Travis AFB, Calif., May 16, 2008–The accident was caused by the pilot’s inadvertently raising the King Air’s landing gear

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Final Reports: Crew unaware of wind shear warning

Cessna 650 Citation III, Atlantic City, N.J., Oct.

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Final Reports: Cargo door opened in flight

Cessna CitationJet 525, Van Nuys, Calif., Jan.

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Medevac helicopters collide over Arizona

Neither of the two medevac Bell 407s that collided in midair June 29 over Flagstaff, Ariz., was equipped with TCAS or any kind of cockpit voice or data rec

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Airline To Stand Trial for Manslaughter

A French judge last month ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authori

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: This year's second Salt Lake City-area aeromed crash claims pilot

Searchers scouring the ground near the impact site of an Agusta A109K2 operated for Salt Lake City’s Latter Day Saints Hospital have found the part suspect

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Oscars cameraman awarded $13 million

A former Los Angeles-area TV cameraman who was badly hurt when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while he was covering the 2000 Academy Awards 

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: Hawaiian air-tour accident claims family and pilot

The fiery wastelands of Hawaii’s vast volcano fields, among the world’s biggest and most violently active, are one of the Pacific Rim’s biggest tourist att

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Final Report: Cheyenne CFIT accident

Piper PA-31T1, Graham, Texas, Nov 12, 2001–The NTSB determined the probable cause was the pilot’s failure to discontinue the approach afte

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Final Report: King Air spins in

Beech King Air B90, San Jon, N.M., May 14, 2001–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s failure to mai

Accidents

July 30, 2008

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Preliminary Report: Caravan engine quits

Cessna Caravan 208B, Greensburg, Ind., June 1, 2008–The Skydive Greensburg Caravan was at 7,000 feet msl, with 14 skydivers aboard, when the pilot heard an

Preliminary Report: Citation slides off runway

Cessna 525B Citation CJ3, Destin, Fla., July 3, 2008–No one was injured when the CitationJet slid off the runway at Destin’s Fort Walton Beach Airport.

Preliminary Report: Cargo DC-9 crashes in Mexico

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, Saltillo, Mexico, July 6, 2008–The USA Jet Airlines cargo DC-9 crashed on approach to Saltillo Airport.

Preliminary Report: No injuries in S-76 accident

Sikorsky S-76, Grand Rapids, Mich., May 29, 2008–The Aero Med Spectrum Health S-76 was taking off from the helipad on the roof of the Spectrum Health Hospi

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Preliminary Report: Helo accident in Osarks

MD Helicopters MD 500E, Sunrise Beach, Mo., May 25, 2008–Landing at a private helipad at Lake of the Ozarks, the MD 500 hit the water; one passenger was ki

Preliminary Report: Metro lost at sea

Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III, Bundeena, Australia, April 9, 2008–The Avtex Air Services Metro cargo flight crashed into the sea after the pilot reported h

Preliminary Report: Mechanic hit by door

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Taylor, Texas, April 11, 2008–A mechanic was killed when he tried to enter the Alaro King Air with the engines running.

Final Reports: FOD blamed for Learjet accident

Bombardier Learjet 36A, Newport News, Va., March 26, 2007–The NTSB said that the Learjet accident was caused by foreign object debris (FOD) on the runway.

Final Report: Ice blamed in Flight Options flameout

Hawker Beechcraft Beechjet 400, Jacksonville, Fla., Nov.

Final Reports: Poor planned blamed in crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90-1, Tampa, Fla., June 12, 2006–The captain’s poor in-flight planning and his failure to establish the airplane on a stabilize

Final Reports: Pilot lifted gear

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Travis AFB, Calif., May 16, 2008–The accident was caused by the pilot’s inadvertently raising the King Air’s landing gear

Final Reports: Crew unaware of wind shear warning

Cessna 650 Citation III, Atlantic City, N.J., Oct.

Final Reports: Cargo door opened in flight

Cessna CitationJet 525, Van Nuys, Calif., Jan.

Medevac helicopters collide over Arizona

Neither of the two medevac Bell 407s that collided in midair June 29 over Flagstaff, Ariz., was equipped with TCAS or any kind of cockpit voice or data rec

Airline To Stand Trial for Manslaughter

A French judge last month ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authori

Rotorcraft Update: This year's second Salt Lake City-area aeromed crash claims pilot

Searchers scouring the ground near the impact site of an Agusta A109K2 operated for Salt Lake City’s Latter Day Saints Hospital have found the part suspect

Rotorcraft Update: Oscars cameraman awarded $13 million

A former Los Angeles-area TV cameraman who was badly hurt when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while he was covering the 2000 Academy Awards&nbsp;

Rotorcraft Update: Hawaiian air-tour accident claims family and pilot

The fiery wastelands of Hawaii’s vast volcano fields, among the world’s biggest and most violently active, are one of the Pacific Rim’s biggest tourist att

Final Report: Cheyenne CFIT accident

Piper PA-31T1, Graham, Texas, Nov 12, 2001–The NTSB determined the probable cause was the pilot’s failure to discontinue the approach afte

Final Report: King Air spins in

Beech King Air B90, San Jon, N.M., May 14, 2001–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s failure to mai

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