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Investigators Probe FDR from Destroyed FlyDubai 737

Efforts underway to retrieve information from badly damaged cockpit voice recorder

Flydubai 737 Crashes on Approach to Rostov-on-Don

All 62 passengers and crew were killed on Flydubai flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don.

NTSB: Pilot Responded Incorrectly to Engine Failure in Wichita FSI Crash

The NTSB determined that available evidence indicated the pilot failed to follow emergency procedures for an engine failure during takeoff.

Germanwings Report Cites Self-Reporting Failure, German Law

BEA concludes pilot feared for his job despite strict confidentiality laws in Germany

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NTSB Investigating NetJets Phenom 300 Incident

Twinjet sustained “minor damage to the wing leading edges” after colliding with runway lights during its landing roll on snow-contaminated runway.

Royal Jet BBJ Slightly Damaged in Abu Dhabi Tempest

CEO says light planes destroyed but BBJ "undamaged."

Debris Found Off Mozambique Likely From 777, Says Official

Malaysian transport minister stops short of confirming part came from Malaysia Airlines MH370

Accidents: March 2016

Preliminary and final reports

Bomb Caused A321 Emergency, Missing Passenger Suspected

Incident left hole in fuselage of Airbus narrowbody wet leased from Greece's Hermes Aviation by Somalia's Daallo Airlines.

February 3, 2016

Accidents: February 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports

February 1, 2016

Pilot Error Caused 2014 TransAsia Crash, Council Determines

The crew of the ATR 72-500 approached Magong Airport in Taiwan below the minimum descent altitude during a thunderstorm.

January 29, 2016

NTSB Notes Icing Issues in Phenom 100 Crash

The Phenom 100 crashed short of the runway in Gaithersburg, Md., on Dec. 8, 2014.

January 21, 2016

Weather, Training Factors in Brazil Campaign Crash

Brazilian investigators point to IMC conditions and a lack of training on missed approaches in the 560 XLS+ in the August 13, 2014 crash.

January 20, 2016

CJ Pilot Reported Autopilot Failure Before Fatal Crash

A CitationJet pilot told controllers that his autopilot had failed, along with other instruments, shortly before the aircraft crashed Monday in Utah.

January 19, 2016

U.S. Bizjet Accident Fatalities Plummet in 2015

Meanwhile, the number of non-fatal mishaps last year increased threefold, rising from six in 2014 to 18.

January 4, 2016

Accidents: January 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports

January 2, 2016

Crew Irregularities Reported in Fatal Learjet Crash

CVR reveals that no checklists were used from the beginning to the end of flight.

December 21, 2015

First Fatal Accident of an Eclipse Bizjet Reported

The aircraft, built in 2008, was the first Eclipse to be registered in the African continent.

December 10, 2015

Actor Morgan Freeman Unhurt in SJ30 Incident

Reports indicate that one of the SJ30’s tires blew shortly after takeoff from Fletcher Field in Clarksdale, Mississippi, at 3:04 p.m.

December 7, 2015

Accidents: December 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports

December 2, 2015

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