Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Cargo Beech 99 down in mountains
Beech 99, Butte, Mont., March 18, 2006–The ATP pilot and commercial copilot were killed when the Ameriflight Beech 99 cargo flight crashed into tree
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Preliminary Report: Venezuelan Caravan loses power
Cessna 208B Caravan, Arecuna, Venezuela, March 5, 2006–A Venezuelan-registered Caravan, YV-1149C, crashed during a forced landing after re
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Factual Report: Engine problem factor in MU-2 fatal
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
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Final Report: Improper flare blamed for Learjet overrun
Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005– The NTSB determined that the cause of the overrun was the pilot’s improper flare, resulting in a hard land
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Final Report: Inadequate planning, crew communication let to crash
British Aerospace Hawker 700, Teterboro, N.J., March 8, 2005–The NTSB blamed the overrun on the pilot-in-command’s inadequate in-flight planning for
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Final Report: Excessive climb rate blamed for flight attendant injury
Bombardier Challenger 600, Snow Hill, Va., July 21, 2004–According to the NTSB, excessive maneuvering was the cause of an incident that re
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Final Report: Pilot faulted in AStar wire strike
Eurocopter AS 350-B2 AStar, Jasper, Ala., Dec.
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Preliminary Report: Ecuadorian Caravan loses power
Cessna 208 Caravan, Cuenca, Ecuador, March 24, 2006–An Ecuadorian-registered Cessna Caravan, operated by Atesa Aero Taxis Ecuatorianos, lost power and cras
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Preliminary Report: Cowling flies off Falcon
Dassault Falcon 2000, Stilesville, Ind., April 14, 2006–The Falcon 2000, N722JB, was at FL250 when the left engine cowling separated from the engine and hi
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Preliminary Report: King Air cockpit fire remains a mystery
Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Raleigh, N.C., April 27, 2006–The pilot of King Air N90CH reported a fire in the cockpit and diverted to Raleigh.
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Factual Report: Caravan loses power, lands on road
Cessna 208 Caravan, Round Rock, Texas, Oct.
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Final Report: Icing and overload downed Caravan
Cessna Caravan 208B, Pelee Island, Ontario, Jan.
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Final Report: Low-level maneuvering proved too low
Cessna 208B Caravan, Unalakleet, Alaska, Oct.
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Final Report: Student and instructor blamed in crash of training flight
Socata TBM 700, Lancaster, Calif., Dec.
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Final Report: JetRanger's main drive shaft failed
Bell 206B JetRanger, Cleveland, Ohio, June 25, 2005–A failure of the main drive shaft for undetermined reasons, the NTSB concluded, caused the total loss o
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Final Report: Hawker caught fire on runway
Raytheon Hawker 1000 (BAE 125-1000A), San Francisco, Sept.
Accidents
Ice accumulation blamed in Montrose Challenger crash
The chartered Bombardier Challenger 600 sat on the ramp at Montrose Regional Airport in Colorado for 40 to 45 minutes on Nov.
Safety
DOT Auditing Runway Incursions
Despite the installation of runway collision avoidance equipment at many of the nation’s largest airports, recently there has been an increase in the numbe
Safety
Probe continues into death at FBO
The investigation into the apparently accidental death of line employee Joyce Miller, 29, on February 28 at Wilson Air Center’s Charlotte/Douglas Internati
ATC
ATC commits most serious incursions
In FY 2005, there were 327 runway incursions, of which 29 were serious Category A and B incidents, according to the FAA’s regional administrator for the We
Aircraft
Wind a Factor in Falcon 900EX Overrun
Falcon 900EX N973M sustained minor damage during a landing overrun at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on March 3.
Safety
Another Icing-related AD for Caravans
The FAA last month issued AD 2006-06-06, the result of further icing accidents and incidents involving the Cessna Caravan, flight manual revisions that con
Accidents
FAA Proposes AD for Sandel ST3400
A proposed AD is aimed at owners of the Sandel ST3400 terrain awareness and warning system/radio magnetic indicator (TAWS/RMI).
Safety
FAA searches for solution to Caravan icing accidents
Concerned about the growing number of Cessna 208 Caravan icing accidents, aviation authorities in the U.S.
