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An Anniversary For a (largely) Forgotten Event

It's 45 years since ALM Flight 980 ditched in the Caribbean.

Caravan Crashes in South Sudan

The aircraft was landing on an unpaved strip.

FAA Adds to "Lessons Learned" Safety Website

The FAA has updated its "Lessons Learned" safety library with six new modules detailing additional historically significant accidents.

Fatal A400M Crash Disrupts Production Recovery Plan

Four of six crew killed during failed emergency return to Seville.

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Cheyenne Pilot Reported Smoke in Cockpit before Crash

The pilot and three passengers were killed when the airplane crashed into terrain.

Report: Germanwings Copilot Rehearsed Crash Settings

Briefly set altitude on FCU to 100 feet during flight from Dusseldorf to Barcelona

TSB Reports on Runway Incursion at Calgary

The taxiing Beech 1900 came within 500 feet of a Boeing 737 passing overhead.

Communication, Fatigue Eyed in Alaskan Caravan Crash

Flight coordinators performed a risk assessment but did not discuss it, or the findings, with the pilot.

Falcon 900 Lands Safely After In-flight Fire

Investigators found a burned wiring bundle in a storage area in the galley.

Accidents: May 2015

Preliminary, factual and final

Crash Hightlights Dangers of Propeller Beta Range Use

The Bombardier DHC-8-100 did not have a Beta lockout mechanism; such as system is now required on all DHC-8s by June 2016.

TSB Reports on Metro Loss of Control

The crew experienced a loss of left engine power at 500 feet above ground level due to the failure of an internal engine component.

Korean Officials Meet with Airlines Following Asiana Accident

A320 skids off runway at Japan's Hiroshima Airport, injuring at least 20

Asian Sky Group and Haeco Sign MoU

Companies plan to work cooperatively to provide with turnkey business aircraft solutions.

NTSB Docket on Bedford Accident Details Crew Actions

No explanations yet for the accident

Cheyenne Accident Claims Four Lives in Florida

The 1979 Cheyenne was destroyed in a post-crash fire at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

Hawker 800 Catches Fire at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport

All six people on board escaped without injuries.

NTSB Docket Reveals Cockpit Warning Before GIV Crash

NTSB releases 800 pages of documents surrounding last year's Gulfstream crash in Bedford, Mass.

Helicopter Crash Kills Two

The LongRanger was on a firefighting mission for the U.S. Forest Service.

Business Aviation Fatalities Down in First Quarter This Year

Fatalities in turbine business airplane accidents dropped 37 percent, to 17 in the first three months of this year from 27 in the same period last year.

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