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AINsight: State of (Runway) Confusion

Runway confusion events are often precursors of a runway incursion and potential collision between aircraft, airport vehicles, or construction equipment.

August 27, 2021

EASA: Zero Private Bizav Accidents in Europe Last Year

here were no reportable accidents and only one serious incident last year involving EASA-member-state-registered, non-commercial business aircraft.

August 17, 2021

Alaska Accidents Show Pattern of Lenient FAA Oversight

The FAA continues to struggle with minimal inspector staffing in Alaska, where operators face challenging conditions and crashes are frequent.

Accidents: August 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, August 2021

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Investigators Depart from Fatal Challenger Crash Site

NTSB was on scene of the crash site near Truckee-Tahoe Airport for five days as they gathered information on a Challenger 605 accident that killed six.

AINsight: Formula for Avoiding Disaster

Seamanship and airmanship are similar—both involve the art or mastery of operating a vessel and a highly specialized skillset.

FAA Halts Operation of Rhoades Aviation/Transair

The action by the FAA to ground Rhoades Aviation relates to an investigation into maintenance deficiencies, not the July 2 ditching accident.

UK S-92 Near-CFIT Highlights Hazards of MVFR Flight

The UK S-92 helicopter low-altitude incident parallels circumstances of Kobe Bryant fatal crash.

Another Firefighting Bell 212 Down

The sole occupant pilot survived the crash of a firefighting Bell 212 into California's Lake Shastina.

No Survivors Found from Russian An-26 Crash in Kamchatka

An Antonov An-26 twin turboprop operated by Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise crashed in the sea while on approach to Palana Airport on Russia's Pacific coast.

U.S. Bizjet Accidents Rise Steeply in 1H21

Accidents and fatalities involving U.S.-registered business jets more than doubled from a year ago as mishaps surged in the second quarter.

Pilots of Boeing 737 Cargo Plane Survive Ditching Off Oahu

Transair Flight 810 ditched off the coast of West Oahu following engine trouble soon after takeoff.

Accidents: July 2021

Preliminary and final accident reports, July 2021

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

Settlement Reached in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

Operator, pilot's estate, settle with families in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.

Court Limits Access to NTSB Investigation Documents

U.S. Fifth Circuit rules that helitour crash counsel isn't entitled to view all interagency documents between the NTSB and parties to the investigation.

NTSB: Citation Descending at 31,000 fpm before Crash

The last ATC radar return of a Cessna Citation I/SP that crashed into a lake showed the aircraft at about 700 feet msl and descending at some 31,000 fpm.

Snorkel Suspect in Fatal Firefighting Copter Crash

The Black Hawk helicopter's snorkel was observed swinging "violently" before impacting the main rotors and perhaps the tailboom.

Operators Need to Monitor Crew SOPs, Says Investigator

An NTSB investigator dissected a business aviation crash to illustrate the need to determine if crews are following SOPs.

NTSB: Spatial Disorientation Cause of AW139 Crash

The NTSB concluded that spatial disorientation was the cause of the 2019 night AW139 crash in the Bahamas.

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