Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

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Investigating the TEB Challenger accident

Deep within every accident are messages for improving safety, but some mishaps are particularly provocative and have far-reaching implications.

Accidents

January 31, 2007

Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash

Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Safety Board investigates Circuit City accident

The NTSB’s unusually lengthy preliminary report on the February 16 crash of a Circuit City Citation 560 on an ILS approach to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)

Accidents

January 31, 2007

Final Report: Loss of control caused fatal MU-2 crash

Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, Carolina, Puerto Rico, April 15, 2002–In IFR conditions with no IFR flight plan filed, the pilot of Mitsubishi N45BS experienced a los

Accidents

January 31, 2007

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Bullet Strike Discovered on Citation

A hydraulic leak that, along with inclement weather, forced a NetJets Citation on a ferry flight from Appleton, Wis., to Rochester, Minn., to divert to Min

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Pilots killed in Venezuelan Citation crash

The pilot and copilot of Citation 500 YV-21CP were killed March 8 when the jet crashed during a second attempt to land at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Internation

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Bent mic jack might be cause of yoke jamming

It’s probable that a bent-down microphone jack receptacle–a non-OEM installation–found near the base of the copilot’s control column prevented aft movement

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Three Killed in Crash of King Air E90

Three of the four people aboard an air ambulance King Air E90 were killed late January 11 when the turboprop twin crashed on approach to Rawlins Municipal

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Texas GIII crew had VOR, not ILS, tuned

Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcripts indicate that the pilots of the Gulfstream III that crashed in IMC November 22 after being cleared for the Runway

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Forward C.G. implicated in TEB Challenger

“The center of gravity was found to be well forward of the allowable limit,” according to an NTSB update on the accident in which a Challenger 600 overran

Accidents

January 30, 2007

CVR: Jetstream stalled on final

The Corporate Airlines Jetstream 31 that crashed a mile short of the runway while on a night, reduced-visibility localizer approach to Kirksville Regional

Accidents

January 30, 2007

No Serious Injuries in Citation II Crash

Neither the instrument-rated private pilot nor his five passengers were seriously injured when their Citation II, N35403, was substantially damaged on Janu

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Rotor-blade defect blamed in S-76 crash

British investigation authorities implicated a manufacturing defect in the July 16, 2002, crash of a Sikorsky S-76 into the North Sea.

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Another ticket pulled in TEB Challenger overrun

Darby Aviation is the latest to feel the wrath of the FAA in the wake of the Challenger runway overrun accident at Teterboro Airport (see page 58).

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident

Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

Antenna Strike Fails To Down King Air

When investigators inspected a King Air C90 after it collided with a weather station antenna, they found an obstruction light was embedded in the right win

Accidents

January 30, 2007

Factual Report: Elevator trim implicated in Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–Citation N13VP was substantially damaged when it hit a perimeter fence and road during a runway ove

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Prist scarce in flameout Beechjet

According to the NTSB, the Flight Options Beechjet 400A (N455CW) that experienced a dual flameout over the Gulf of Mexico on July 12 last year had a lower-

Accidents

January 29, 2007

Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

Safety

January 29, 2007

Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Latest

Investigating the TEB Challenger accident

Deep within every accident are messages for improving safety, but some mishaps are particularly provocative and have far-reaching implications.

Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash

Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui

Safety Board investigates Circuit City accident

The NTSB’s unusually lengthy preliminary report on the February 16 crash of a Circuit City Citation 560 on an ILS approach to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)

Final Report: Loss of control caused fatal MU-2 crash

Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, Carolina, Puerto Rico, April 15, 2002–In IFR conditions with no IFR flight plan filed, the pilot of Mitsubishi N45BS experienced a los

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Bullet Strike Discovered on Citation

A hydraulic leak that, along with inclement weather, forced a NetJets Citation on a ferry flight from Appleton, Wis., to Rochester, Minn., to divert to Min

Pilots killed in Venezuelan Citation crash

The pilot and copilot of Citation 500 YV-21CP were killed March 8 when the jet crashed during a second attempt to land at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Internation

Bent mic jack might be cause of yoke jamming

It’s probable that a bent-down microphone jack receptacle–a non-OEM installation–found near the base of the copilot’s control column prevented aft movement

Three Killed in Crash of King Air E90

Three of the four people aboard an air ambulance King Air E90 were killed late January 11 when the turboprop twin crashed on approach to Rawlins Municipal

Texas GIII crew had VOR, not ILS, tuned

Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcripts indicate that the pilots of the Gulfstream III that crashed in IMC November 22 after being cleared for the Runway

Forward C.G. implicated in TEB Challenger

“The center of gravity was found to be well forward of the allowable limit,” according to an NTSB update on the accident in which a Challenger 600 overran

More Questions than Answers in Teterboro Accident

Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management overran the runway during an aborted takeoff at Teterboro Airport

CVR: Jetstream stalled on final

The Corporate Airlines Jetstream 31 that crashed a mile short of the runway while on a night, reduced-visibility localizer approach to Kirksville Regional

No Serious Injuries in Citation II Crash

Neither the instrument-rated private pilot nor his five passengers were seriously injured when their Citation II, N35403, was substantially damaged on Janu

Rotor-blade defect blamed in S-76 crash

British investigation authorities implicated a manufacturing defect in the July 16, 2002, crash of a Sikorsky S-76 into the North Sea.

Another ticket pulled in TEB Challenger overrun

Darby Aviation is the latest to feel the wrath of the FAA in the wake of the Challenger runway overrun accident at Teterboro Airport (see page 58).

Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident

Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.

Antenna Strike Fails To Down King Air

When investigators inspected a King Air C90 after it collided with a weather station antenna, they found an obstruction light was embedded in the right win

Factual Report: Elevator trim implicated in Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–Citation N13VP was substantially damaged when it hit a perimeter fence and road during a runway ove

Prist scarce in flameout Beechjet

According to the NTSB, the Flight Options Beechjet 400A (N455CW) that experienced a dual flameout over the Gulf of Mexico on July 12 last year had a lower-

Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

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