Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
January 20, 2023, 8:10 AM

Boeing To Face Criminal Charges Related to Max Crashes

A Texas federal judge has ruled that Boeing must appear in court on January 26 for arraignment on criminal charges over two fatal 737 Max accidents.

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Jan 2, 2023 - 8:59 AM
Business Aircraft Accident Reports: January 2023
Preliminary and final accident reports, January 2023
Sea World Helicopters Airbus EC130B4 tour helicopter
Jan 2, 2023 - 7:40 AM
Four Dead in Australian Helicopter Midair
Four dead, nine injured after pair of Airbus EC-130B4 air tour helicopters collide near Australian theme park
Oil platform in Gulf of Mexico ten miles from Southwest Pass, Louisiana
Dec 30, 2022 - 12:29 AM
Gulf Operator Loses Second Helicopter in Two Weeks
The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for survivors from a Bell 407 operated by Rotorcraft Leasing, which has now had three crashes in 2022.
Recovery crews sift through the wreckage of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max
Dec 28, 2022 - 8:52 AM
NTSB Cites Major Gaps in Ethiopian Final Report on Max Crash
Final report into the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 fails to sufficiently consider flight crew performance, according to U.S. authorities.
de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter after the forced landing in the muskeg 6.7 NM northwest of Fort Providence Aerodrome
Dec 22, 2022 - 12:40 PM
AINsight: Adaptations, Groupthink Down Twin Otter
Canada TSB drills down into group dynamics to find root cause of fuel starvation that led to a crash of a de Havilland Twin Otter.
Dec 20, 2022 - 12:34 PM
NTSB: Altimeter Working on Power Line-snared Mooney
Mooney that flew into Maryland power lines was off-altitude and off-course.
Crashed 1985 Fairchild Metro SA227 covered in snow and cordoned off with police and fire line caution tape
Dec 20, 2022 - 11:05 AM
Metroliner Had Autopilot Issues Before Crash Landing
The Metroliner full of rescue dogs that crashed onto a Wisconsin golf course last month had autopilot and control issues, according to the NTSB.
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX in flight
Dec 20, 2022 - 10:37 AM
NTSB Report Shows In-flight Break Up of Cessna Caravan
The Cessna 208B Caravan EX was conducting flight testing for Raisbeck Engineering when it broke apart in-flight and crashed on November 18.
Bell 407 in flight
Dec 19, 2022 - 12:47 PM
Transport Canada Mandates Bell 407 Tail Boom Checks
Transport Canada issued an airworthiness directive mandating torque checks and visual inspections on Bell 407 tail booms following in-flight separation.
Beechcraft King Air C90A parked on airport ramp
Dec 19, 2022 - 2:00 AM
Medevac King Air and Crew Missing Off Maui
Air ambulance flight was enroute to pick up patient when it crashed into the ocean.