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NTSB: Medical Citation Pilots Discussed Trim Issues

The NTSB issued an update last week on the Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan shortly after departing General Mitchell International (MKE) in Milw
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine noises precede Bravo crash

Cessna Citation S550 Bravo, Dillon, Mont., May 3, 2007–The ATP-rated owner-pilot and a passenger were killed when the Citation Bravo crash
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Routine flight ends in loss of control

Eurocopter AS 350B3, San Elizario, Texas, May 22, 2007–The U.S.
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Preliminary Report: Citation overruns Rifle runway

Cessna Citation 550, Rifle, Colo., May 29, 2007–Citation N575BW, landing at Garfield County Regional Airport, overran the runway, in an ac
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ loses thrust reverser cowling

Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–The Mesa Airlines CRJ was substantially damaged when the thrust reverser translating
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Powerline patrol helo flight proves fatal

MD 369, Broadview, Mont., May 28, 2007–Helicopter N765HV was flying powerline patrol when it crashed near Broadview, killing one of the cr
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Beech 99 nosegear collapses

Raytheon Beech 99, Billings, Mont., May 19, 2007–The nosegear of Beech 99 N950AA, registered to Alpine Aviation of Provo, Utah, collapsed on landing
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Preliminary Report: Jungle landing in Panama for two

Bell 206 JetRanger, Changuinola, Panama, April 21, 2007–The commercial pilot and a passenger were killed and two passengers seriously inju
Accidents

Factual Report: S-76A lost tail rotor control

Sikorsky S-76A, Houston, April 19, 2006–The S-76A was hovering at West Houston Airport (IWS) when tail rotor control was lost.
Accidents

Final Report: Caravan engine suffered fatigue failure

Cessna 208B Caravan, Globe, Ariz., July 22, 2005–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the crash of Caravan N717BT was the fatigu
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Final Report: Grand Canyon helicopter lost power

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Peach Springs, Ariz., May 2, 2005–The NTSB was unable to determine the reason for the loss of power that caused th
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Final Report: U.S. Forest Service AS 350 collided with trees

Eurocopter AS 350B3, Yellow Pine, Idaho, Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Fuel starvation downed MD600

MD 600N, Vicksburg, Miss., Feb.
Safety

Incursions must remain FAA priority

In a report released in late May, the Transportation Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said the FAA has made “significant progress” in red
ATC

Expanded FAA program targets weather delays

The FAA has expanded its Airspace Flow Program, which gives airlines the option during the peak summer season to accept delays for flights scheduled to fly
Avionics

Aspen to debut new cockpit product line at AirVenture

Aspen Avionics, the small Albuquerque, N.M.
Avionics

‘Integrated airport’ tests future ATC technologies

A consortium of academia and industry participants has launched a four-year program to evaluate the air traffic management (ATM) processes required to hand
Avionics

OP Technologies develops SR22 avionics

Avionics manufacturer OP Technologies is about to enter the market for TSO’d avionics in FAA-certified airplanes.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Expands in Mexico...

Eurocopter has launched a 50,000-sq-ft extension of its customization, subassembly and maintenance facility at Mexico City International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

…and Inks Mx Deal in Abu Dhabi

Eurocopter and Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) have jointly launched a regional maintenance center to provide maintenance and overhaul servi
Rotorcraft

Simulators for EC 135 Going to Dallas and Donauwörth

Eurocopter will install flight training devices, including six-axis, full-motion simulators for the EC 135 light twin, at its Donauwörth, Germany, and Dall
Rotorcraft

BA609 Tiltrotor Flies in Public Again

In May, the second prototype of the Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor flew for the first time in public.
Rotorcraft

Eagle Delivers First ‘Single’ Bell 212

Eagle Copters of Calgary, Alberta, has delivered its first three single-engine Bell 212 conversions.
Training and Workforce

CAE SimuFlite Relocates S-76 Simulator to New Jersey

CAE SimuFlite has relocated its Sikorsky S-76 simulator to its new Northeast facility, near Morristown Airport, N.J., from its headquarters at Dallas/Fort
Rotorcraft

FBI seizes records from helo air ambulance operator

On May 23 more than 50 FBI agents and employees of the FAA raided the headquarters of Air Evac Lifeteam in West Plains, Mo.
Rotorcraft

On second try, helo pilots complete pole-to-pole flight

Pilots Jennifer Murray, 66, and Colin Bodill, 56, completed their record-setting VFR pole-to-pole round-trip flight from Fort Worth on May 23 in a Bell 407
Accidents

Near Disaster at SFO

The NTSB last month announced an investigation into a May 26 incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in which two regional airliners came wit
Aircraft

Bombardier debuts upgraded CRJ900

Bombardier Aerospace unveiled a series of updates to its CRJ900 regional jet during a June 5 event at the Signature Flight Support FBO at Washington Dulles
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan celebrates aviation maintenance technician day

Support for officially designating May 24 national AMT Day continues to grow across the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft names TAG Farnborough as service center

Operators of the Hawker 800 series now have a new option for maintenance in the UK: Hawker Beechcraft has named TAG Farnborough an authorized service cente