Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Accidents

NTSB: McSpadden Reported Problem before Fatal Crash

McSpadden had been on air-to-air photography mission
Richard McSpadden
Accidents

Bizjets Collide after Unauthorized Takeoff Attempt at Houston Hobby

While there were no injuries, the Hawker 850XP and Citation Mustang suffered substantial damage
Hawker 850XP N269AA
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: October 2023

Preliminary and final accident reports, October 2023
rural runway
Accidents

Fatal U.S. Bizjet Accidents Climb Year-to-date

24 people died in N-numbered bizjets in first nine months of 2023
January 2, 2023 – Embraer Phenom 300 accident, N555NR (Photo: NTSB)
Accidents

Air Safety Institute's McSpadden, a 'True Giant,' Dies in Aircraft Crash

The aircraft was on an emergency return to Lake Placid Airport
Richard McSpadden
Safety

Laser Injures Yorkshire Air Ambulance Flight Crew

Yorkshire helicopter ambulances hit by lasers three times in one week
Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter
Rotorcraft

Low Clearance Helicopter Snagged Under Freeway Overpass

Sikorsky S-92 gets jammed under I-12 in Louisiana while being transported by truck
Accidents

Air-to-air Missile May Have Downed Prigozhin's Bizjet

Aviation security expert believes crash was no accident
Legacy 600 crash in Russia
Rotorcraft

Medevac Helicopter Pilot Heard Loud 'Bang' Before Crash

Sound came from rear prior to fatal accident
Broward Country air ambulance helicopter accident August 28, 2023
Rotorcraft

Aerogulf Bell 212 Crash Investigation Underway

Body of second crew member recovered
Bell 212
Rotorcraft

AW169 Crash Investigation Points to Flaws in Part 29 Regs

Duplex bearing failure lead to 2018 AW169 crash
Rotorcraft

NTSB: S-64 Descending as It Collided with Bell 407

Firefighting helicopters took different routes around terrain before collision
Path taken by S-64 and Bell 407 helicopters before midair collision
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: September 2023

Preliminary and final accident reports, September 2023
Accidents

Propeller Fault Caused Vertical's eVTOL Prototype Crash

Two more prototypes are under construction, and certification timeline is unchanged
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype crashed on August 9.
Accidents

Russia's Safety Board Not Investigating Legacy 600 Crash

Main federal agency looking into accident as criminal case
Legacy 600 crash in Russia
Rotorcraft

Broward Air Ambulance Helicopter Crash Kills Two

Tail boom folded before accident
Broward Country air ambulance helicopter accident August 28, 2023
Accidents

Euro-registered Bizav Aircraft Fatalities Spike in 2022

Accidents involved crashes into the sea
Maintenance and Modifications

NTSB: Maintenance Implicated in Fatal King Air C90 Crash

Recommended spar replacement would have prevented accident
King Air spar crack
Accidents

NTSB: Pilots’ Race To Land Led to Gulfstream G150 Overrun

Aircraft substantially damaged in accident
Gulfstream G150 overrun
Accidents

Russian Mercenary Leader's Jet Crashes

Suspicions raised as Putin opponent dies in crash
Flightradar24 map showing flight path of Embraer Legacy aircraft that crashed soon after takeoff from Moscow.
Rotorcraft

Owner of Hansen Supplier Spares Inc. Sentenced

Spares Inc. manufactured unapproved parts for Hansen Helicopters
Accidents

NTSB: Crashed Bell 407 Was Missing Control Bolt

Preliminary NTSB report finds that crashed Bell 407 was missing tail rotor control arm bolt
Accidents

Premier I Jet Crashes on Malaysian Highway, Killing 10

Aircraft crashed approaching Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Premier I Jet Crash on Malaysian Highway
Accidents

NTSB Data Shows Enviable Part 91K Accident Record

No reported fatal accidents involving 91K
NetJets Challenger 350
Accidents

NTSB Investigating Another Bizjet/Airliner Close Call

Citation and Boeing 737 come within 100 feet
San Diego International Airport (Photo:Wikimedia Commons/By Joe Mabel, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38881483)
Accidents

NTSB: 'Critical Errors' Caused Fatal CL605 Accident in 2021

Investigators cite pilots' 'improper decisions'
NTSB Challenger 605 crash Truckee, California
Accidents

Vertical Confirms Flight-test Incident with eVTOL Prototype

No injuries during motor failure test
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL prototype aircraft in untethered remotely piloted flight tests.
Accidents

Three Dead In California Firefighting Helicopter Midair

Air Crane, Bell 407 collide while fighting Broadway Fire
Air Crane S-64
Accidents

NTSB: Night Close Call Blamed on Learjet Flight Crew

JetBlue E190 crew goes around to avoid collision
A Learjet crosses in front of a landing Embraer jet at Boston's Logan International Airport
Accidents

NTSB: Second Approach Ends in Fatal Citation Crash

Destination weather turned foggy when the jet took off
French Valley RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 instrument approach procedure