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News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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EASA: European Safety Recs Focus on Aircraft, Operations

EASA received 39 safety recommendations in 2025

Aerocharter ground services (Photo: Aerocharter)

Grand Caravan Crash at Heritage Site in Peru Kills 13

Aerodiana confirms it operated the sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines archaeological site

Two Killed in Greek Helicopter Midair Collision

A pair of Bell 412STs collided while fighting fires near Athens

Bell 412ST helicopters

KDCA Crash Places Spotlight on Collision Avoidance

KDCA midair collision spawned a series of discussions on critical technology

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Videos

Chuck Aaron and SUU’s Helicopter Training Teaches Pilots How to Survive IIMC Situations

Chuck Aaron and SUU’s Helicopter Training Teaches Pilots How to Survive IIMC Situations

NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt Reflects on 15 Years of Transportation Safety Advocacy

NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt Reflects on 15 Years of Transportation Safety Advocacy

Southwest Airlines 1380 Engine Failure 4/17/2018 ATC Audio

Southwest Airlines 1380 Engine Failure 4/17/2018 ATC Audio

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Business Aircraft Accident Reports: August 2026

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2026

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Comment Period Closes on GE CF34 Engine Corrosion AD

FAA action would require more inspections for affected turbines

GE CF34 engine variable geometry system

Uncoordinated Flight Eyed in TBM 850 Manitoba Flameout

One of four aboard taken to hospital with minor injuries

Fuel Exhaustion Left King Air Crew Out of Time, Altitude

AFM prohibits takeoff with fuel in yellow caution band; instructor failed to supervise airspeed in pattern

A King Air came to rest after crashing on top of a hangar at New Century airfield in Gardner Kansas

NTSB Eyes Goose Strike in Fatal Hudson Helicopter Crash

Smithsonian analysis found goose remains on rotor blades

anced surveillance video with sequential images depicting the helicopter’s flight and breakup.

Fuel System Components Eyed in NetJets Citation Crash

NTSB found damaged starter generator and fractured fuel assembly

Figure 1 from the NTSB preliminary report: Right engine fuel tube assembly and fuel pressure switch, showing damage to the system

Flap Setting, Checklist Failure Led to Hawker Excursion

AFM required two checklists to confirm flap position

Hawker 900XP airplane checklist

Turbine Bizav Accident Fatalities Flat in 1st Half

Non-U.S. accidents dropped; U.S.-registered business jet fatalities rose slightly

Gulfstream G200 N318JF

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: July 2026

Preliminary and final accident reports, July 2026

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FAA Investigates Bizjet Runway Incursion at Miami Int’l

An American Airlines A319 rejected takeoff when a Phenom 300 crossed the runway

PC-6 Crashes in France, Killing Pilot and 10 Skydivers

French BEA investigators are probing the June 28 accident

Saudi Helicopter Accident Kills 14 Passengers and Crew

Flight took off from an oil terminal that had resumed operations two days earlier

NTSB Preliminary Report Notes GPS Jamming in King Air Crash

Air ambulance struck terrain on visual approach

The NTSB’s preliminary flight track reconstruction shows the King Air’s route from Roswell to Ruidoso, the reported GPS outage, ATC requests to halt military GPS jamming, and the aircraft’s final descent before the fatal crash.

NetJets Latitude Accident Marks First Frax Fatality

Diverted from planned flight to Austin and landed on road

ADS-B Exchange flight-tracking of NetJets Latitude

Gulfstream G200 Crash Claims Two in Dominican Republic

The twinjet was attempting an emergency landing soon after take off

Gulfstream G200 N318JF

Successful Landing after Cirrus Vision Jet Engine Failure

Pilot elected not to use the parachute and glided to Athens Airport

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