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'Abrupt' Inputs after Bird Strike Caused Helo Breakup

Sun glare and a required radio frequency change made it unlikely that the pilot of a LongRanger helicopter saw or had time to avoid a wedgetail eagle.

Graphic showing satellite map with locations of Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger wreckage

GIV Accident Report: A Failure to Communicate

An Aug. 21, 2021, Gulfstream GIV accident was due to the separation of the nose landing gear's pip pin, all 14 occupants escaped uninjured.

Collage of images from Gulfstream G-IV accident, Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Aug. 21, 2021,

HondaJet Owners Concerned About Runway Issues

The HondaJet Owners & Pilots Association plans to hold to safety standdown event to discuss runway excursion issues.

HondaJet parked on taxiway after rain shower

Search Suspended for Survivors of Downed Learjet

Search-and-rescue operations were suspended for three occupants of a Bombardier Learjet 36A that crashed into the sea off the California coast.

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Business Aircraft Accident Reports: May 2023

Preliminary and final accident reports, May 2023

AINsight: Bounced-landing Awareness and Recovery

Pilots should not hesitate to execute a go-around when encountering a bounced landing in a business aircraft.

Court Acquits Airbus, Air France in AF447 Manslaughter Trial

Judges rule that prosecutors did not produce evidence of a direct connection between the actions of Airbus and Air France and the crash of AF447.

Air France A330-200

Bizjets Sustain Two Fatal Accidents in 1Q2023

Accidents involving two U.S.-registered business jets and three turboprops took the lives of 16 crew and passengers in the first quarter of 2023.

Hawker 800XP resting at edge of runway with door open following an aborted takeoff

Vietnam Suspends Helitours After Fatal Crash

The Vietnamese Civil Aviation Authority has suspended helitour operations following a fatal Bell 505 crash on Wednesday.

VNH Bell 505 helicopters in flight over Ha Long Bay in Vietnam

NTSB Questions Wind Report in Runway Excursion Accident

According to the NTSB, a Hawker 800XP that overran the runway in Aspen, Colorado, tried to take off in a tailwind that exceeded the airplane's limitation.

Hawker 800XP runway excursion at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport

'External Cause' Cited in CJ Winglet Loss in Flight

A CitationJet landed safely after its left Tamarack Aerospace winglet broke off while in flight.

Tamarack Aerospace winglet modification Cessna Citation CJ

Alabama Air Medical Crash Kills Two Crew

An Air Methods Airbus EC130T2 crashed while attempting a scene pickup.

Flight track of Airbus EC130T2 registration N231SH prior to crash on April 2, 2023.

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: April 2023

Preliminary and final accident reports, April 2023

Multiple EICAS Alerts Preceded Fatal Challenger In-flight Upset

A Bombardier Challeger 300 suffered an in-flight upset that occurred after a pilot responded to one of multiple EICAS messages.

Bombardier Challenger 300 registration N300ER parked on airport ramp

NTSB: Spatial Disorientation Caused Fatal Citation Crash

According to the NTSB, pilot spacial disorientation caused the May 2021 fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 501 near Smyrna, Tennessee.

Radar plot of N66BK on May 29, 2021

Fatal King Air Crash Occurred as Wx Rapidly Worsened

The pilot of the Beechcraft King Air 350 that crashed on climout from Little Rock airport received three low-level wind shear advisories before departure.

Weather radar map depicting accident location and weather at time of aircraft crash

Bell APT Autonomous Cargo Drone Crashes in Texas

A Bell APT 70 UAV cargo drone being developed for civil and military missions crashed during flight testing last week in Texas.

A Bell Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) cargo drone is pictured in flight

Communications Lost Soon after Ill-fated PC-12 Departed

An NTSB preliminary report says the crew of the Pilatus PC-12 that broke up in flight on February 24 made their last radio call 8 minutes after takeoff.

Flight track of the Guardian Flight air ambulance Pilatus PC-12 that broke up in flight near Stagecoach, Nevada, on February 24

Thief Crashes Bell 429

Capitol Helicopters' Bell 429 was substantially damaged in an attempted theft in Sacramento, California.

Bell 429 attempted theft

IATA Data Point to Turboprops as the Weak Link in 2022 Safety Performance

Turboprops accounted for four of five fatal accidents last year with loss of life to passengers and crew onboard, according to IATA's 2022 safety report.

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