Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
An NTSB investigator dissected a business aviation crash to illustrate the need to determine if crews are following SOPs.
The NTSB concluded that spatial disorientation was the cause of the 2019 night AW139 crash in the Bahamas.
Two NTSB investigators are in Smyrna, Tennessee, investigating a fatal crash of a Cessna Citation I/SP that killed all seven on board.
Webinar participants stress the need for better preflight and enroute weather decision-making.
Preliminary and final accident reports, June 2021
Checklist usage, a foundation to both good airmanship and safety, could have potentially prevented a June 2019 King Air accident.
Two years after a highly publicized airplane crash, a criminal prosecution addresses a persistent problem.
All four aboard the Brainerd Helicopters UH-60A were killed during the test of a new fire bucket release system.
An NTSB prelim report notes the May 12 midair collision between a Cirrus SR22 and Swearingen Metroliner occurred while they were on parallel approaches.
The NTSB said the pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control following reduced thrust in the left engine on takeoff resulted in a fatal King Air crash.
