2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Curt Epstein

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, St.

PRELIMINARY REPORT: FRENCH TURBOPROP SUFFERS FATAL CRASH

Gulfstream IV, Gander, Canada, Oct.

PRELIMINARY REPORT: GIV OVERRUNS WET RUNWAY ON LANDING

Piper PA-46-500TP, Port Mansfield, Texas, Oct.

PRELIMINARY REPORT: MERIDIANS SUFFER ENGINE FAILURES

Gulfstream IV, New York, N.Y., July 27, 2010–While the twinjet was taxiing to its parking area on the ramp at John F.

FACTUAL REPORT: GIV DAMAGED IN TAXI ACCIDENT

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan 18, 2010–The turboprop twin was destroyed and its ATP-rated pilot and three passengers were killed when it cr

FACTUAL REPORT: FLAP SETTINGS EYED IN MU-2 CRASH

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Benavides, Texas, Oct.

FINAL REPORT: PILOT, ATC CITED IN KING AIR WEATHER CRASH

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Bever, Switzerland, Dec.

PRELIMINARY REPORT: PREMIER I CRASHES IN SWITZERLAND

Eurocopter EC135, Cessna 172L, Weyers Cave, Va., Dec.

PRELIMINARY REPORT: MIDAIR CLAIMS TWO LIVES

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Springfield, Ill., Jan.

PRELIMINARY REPORT: LEARJET BURNS AFTER RUNWAY DEPARTURE

Cessna Citation 560XL, Birmingham, Ala., Dec.

PRELIMINARY REPORT: ICE INTERFERES WITH AIRCRAFT CONTROLS

John Goglia

The 14th anniversary of TWA 800 came and went this past July 17.

FAA finally takes action on fuel inerting

Gregory Polek

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

London-based aerospace consultancy and equipment appraiser Ascend characterized 2010 as “a disappointing year” in terms of airline safety, as both the numb

In Terms of Safety, Airlines Emerge from ‘Disappointing’ 2010

Cessna Citation 501, West Midlands, UK, Nov.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - UK Organ Flight Ends In Crash

Bombardier Learjet 25B, Portland, Ore., Nov.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Two Twinjets Experience Runway Overruns

Cessna Citation 560, Essendon, Australia, Oct.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Citation Battered By Weather

Bell 206B, Meeker, Colo., Nov.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Helicopter Downed After Striking Power Lines

Cessna Citation 750, Doncaster, UK, Dec.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Gear Collapse Shuts Down Uk Airport

Hawker Beechcraft A100, Kirby Lake, Alberta, Canada, Oct.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - King Air Crashed On Final Approach

Cessna Citation 510, Upland, Calif., Sept.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Mustang Damaged After Ramp Roll

Sikorsky S-76C++, Morgan City, La., Jan.

Accidents: Final Reports - Windshield Strength Cited In Fatal Sikorsky Crash

Accidents