Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

Mar 11, 2019 - 7:49 AM
FDR, CVR Recovered from Doomed Ethiopian Max 8
More airlines ground the Boeing narrowbody following the suspension of all Max 8 operations in China.
Mar 11, 2019 - 4:57 AM
China, Ethiopian Airlines Ground Their Max 8 Fleets
The Civil Aviation Authority of China grounds more than a quarter of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8s.
Mar 10, 2019 - 10:20 AM
Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 Crashes, Killing 157
Flight ET 302 lost contact with ATC six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa.
Mar 5, 2019 - 11:00 AM
Fatal Helicopter Accident Rate Climbing
Private flying, utility missions saw increases in fatal crashes.
Mar 4, 2019 - 1:17 PM
First Fatal Bell 505 Crash Kills Five In Kenya
Night-time crash occurred shortly after takeoff killing four Americans
Mar 4, 2019 - 11:28 AM
Investigators Prepare To Analyze FDR from Atlas Air Wreckage
The NTSB expects data from the FDR and CVR from Atlas Air Flight 3591 will help gain insight into the crash of the Boeing 767.
Mar 4, 2019 - 6:00 AM
Torqued: In Safety Reports, the Devil Is in the Details
Canadian study finds U.S. regional airlines responsible for majority of runway incursions at Toronto Airport, a fact not mentioned in the media summaries.
Mar 3, 2019 - 7:58 AM
Accidents: March 2019
Preliminary and factual reports
Mar 1, 2019 - 5:10 PM
Search Crews Find CVR from Doomed Atlas Air 767
The NTSB has sent the airplane’s cockpit voice recorder to Washington, D.C., for analysis.
Feb 25, 2019 - 6:33 AM
Atlas Air 767 Entered Steep Dive Before Impact with Texas Bay
A low tide has hampered efforts to recover the FDR and CVR from the Boeing 767-300ER freighter that crashed Saturday near Houston.