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News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Final Report: Inadequate maintenance blamed for gear failure

Embraer EMB 170, Dulles, Va., May 30, 2006–Improper servicing of the nose-gear strut and inadequate maintenance caused the failure of the

Accidents

May 5, 2008

NTSB Says Midair Collision Reveals Safety Problems

The ongoing investigation into the fatal midair collision between an Air Force F-16 and a privately operated Cessna 172 near Bradenton, Fla., on Nov.

Accidents

May 5, 2008

Final Report: First officer failed to reset brake circuit breaker

Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3, Stuart, Fla., March 8, 2008–The NTSB blamed the crew’s failure to reset the brake circuit breaker before taxi

Accidents

May 5, 2008

Final Report: Falcon overrun at TEB

Dassault Falcon 900EX, Teterboro, N.J., March 3, 2006–The NTSB blamed the Falcon’s overrun at Teterboro Airport on the copilot’s failure t

Accidents

May 5, 2008

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Final Report: Distracted pilot lost control

Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage, Atlanta, Dec.

Accidents

May 5, 2008

Wiring eyed in Aeromed crash

Recently released documents from the NTSB’s investigation into the crash of a Cessna Citation II (N550BP) that plunged into Lake Michigan on June 4 last ye

Accidents

April 28, 2008

Mechanic Killed by King Air Door

A mechanic at Taylor Municipal Airport in Texas died April 11 while attempting to board a Beech King Air 200 while the engines were operating at idle power

Accidents

April 28, 2008

Hydraulics Eyed in Citation X Mishap

Diagnostics of the airplane’s engine indication and crew alert system (EICAS) indicate that a Cessna Citation X (N750WM) that rolled off the side of a JFK

Accidents

April 28, 2008

Aspen crash prompts approach controversy

On March 29, 2001 a series of operational and instrument approach procedural errors led to the crash of N303GA, a Gulfstream III, just 2,400 ft short of th

Accidents

April 25, 2008

Cessna Agrees To Pay for Carnahan Crash

A partial settlement has been reached in the Oct.

Accidents

April 23, 2008

Cocaine Found in Body of Pilot in Aaliyah Crash

The pilot of the Cessna 402B recip-twin that crashed on takeoff in the Bahamas last year, killing 22-year-old singer and actress Aaliyah, himself and seven

Accidents

April 23, 2008

German collision was the first of the TCAS era

At 11:35 p.m.

Accidents

April 23, 2008

Pilot Chowdry and airplane fingered in fatal L-39 crash

The NTSB’s recently released factual report of the crash on January 24 last year of a privately owned Aero Vodochody L-39 former Czech Republic military je

Accidents

April 23, 2008

Aeromed Citation Crash Focuses on Wiring

Recently released documents from the NTSB’s investigation into the crash of a Cessna Citation II (N550BP) that plunged into Lake Michigan on June 4 last ye

Safety

April 22, 2008

Run a Diagnostic, Mr. Sulu

Investigations of aircraft accidents–referred to in the past as “kicking tin”–are taking a decidedly high-tech turn, and NTSB chairman Marion Blakey predic

Accidents

April 21, 2008

Final Report: Wing succumbed to fire

FAIRCHILD/SWEARINGEN SA-226-TC METROLINER, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, JUNE 18, 1998–Often layers of events come together to create catastrophes.

Accidents

April 21, 2008

Preliminary Report: Cessna 560 Citation V, Lake in the Hills, Ill.

CESSNA 560 CITATION V, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILL., APRIL 25, 2002–At 1536 CDT a Citation V, N560RP, sustained substantial damage during a har

Accidents

April 21, 2008

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 560, Leakey, Texas

CESSNA CITATION 560, LEAKEY, TEXAS, MAY 2, 2002–The first fractional jet to be destroyed yielded no injury to passengers or pilots.

Accidents

April 21, 2008

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 550, Oklahoma City

CESSNA CITATION 550, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., MAY 20, 2002–Substantial damage but little injury resulted from an aborted takeoff at the Wiley

Accidents

April 21, 2008

Preliminary Report: Beechjet 400, Cleaveland, Ohio

BEECHJET 400, CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAY 8, 2002–Birds substantially damaged a Beechjet 400 operated by Georgia Jet while departing from the Bur

Accidents

April 21, 2008

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Final Report: Inadequate maintenance blamed for gear failure

Embraer EMB 170, Dulles, Va., May 30, 2006–Improper servicing of the nose-gear strut and inadequate maintenance caused the failure of the

NTSB Says Midair Collision Reveals Safety Problems

The ongoing investigation into the fatal midair collision between an Air Force F-16 and a privately operated Cessna 172 near Bradenton, Fla., on Nov.

Final Report: First officer failed to reset brake circuit breaker

Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3, Stuart, Fla., March 8, 2008–The NTSB blamed the crew’s failure to reset the brake circuit breaker before taxi

Final Report: Falcon overrun at TEB

Dassault Falcon 900EX, Teterboro, N.J., March 3, 2006–The NTSB blamed the Falcon’s overrun at Teterboro Airport on the copilot’s failure t

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Final Report: Distracted pilot lost control

Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage, Atlanta, Dec.

Wiring eyed in Aeromed crash

Recently released documents from the NTSB’s investigation into the crash of a Cessna Citation II (N550BP) that plunged into Lake Michigan on June 4 last ye

Mechanic Killed by King Air Door

A mechanic at Taylor Municipal Airport in Texas died April 11 while attempting to board a Beech King Air 200 while the engines were operating at idle power

Hydraulics Eyed in Citation X Mishap

Diagnostics of the airplane’s engine indication and crew alert system (EICAS) indicate that a Cessna Citation X (N750WM) that rolled off the side of a JFK

Aspen crash prompts approach controversy

On March 29, 2001 a series of operational and instrument approach procedural errors led to the crash of N303GA, a Gulfstream III, just 2,400 ft short of th

Cessna Agrees To Pay for Carnahan Crash

A partial settlement has been reached in the Oct.

Cocaine Found in Body of Pilot in Aaliyah Crash

The pilot of the Cessna 402B recip-twin that crashed on takeoff in the Bahamas last year, killing 22-year-old singer and actress Aaliyah, himself and seven

German collision was the first of the TCAS era

At 11:35 p.m.

Pilot Chowdry and airplane fingered in fatal L-39 crash

The NTSB’s recently released factual report of the crash on January 24 last year of a privately owned Aero Vodochody L-39 former Czech Republic military je

Aeromed Citation Crash Focuses on Wiring

Recently released documents from the NTSB’s investigation into the crash of a Cessna Citation II (N550BP) that plunged into Lake Michigan on June 4 last ye

Run a Diagnostic, Mr. Sulu

Investigations of aircraft accidents–referred to in the past as “kicking tin”–are taking a decidedly high-tech turn, and NTSB chairman Marion Blakey predic

Final Report: Wing succumbed to fire

FAIRCHILD/SWEARINGEN SA-226-TC METROLINER, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, JUNE 18, 1998–Often layers of events come together to create catastrophes.

Preliminary Report: Cessna 560 Citation V, Lake in the Hills, Ill.

CESSNA 560 CITATION V, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILL., APRIL 25, 2002–At 1536 CDT a Citation V, N560RP, sustained substantial damage during a har

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 560, Leakey, Texas

CESSNA CITATION 560, LEAKEY, TEXAS, MAY 2, 2002–The first fractional jet to be destroyed yielded no injury to passengers or pilots.

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 550, Oklahoma City

CESSNA CITATION 550, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., MAY 20, 2002–Substantial damage but little injury resulted from an aborted takeoff at the Wiley

Preliminary Report: Beechjet 400, Cleaveland, Ohio

BEECHJET 400, CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAY 8, 2002–Birds substantially damaged a Beechjet 400 operated by Georgia Jet while departing from the Bur

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