Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
The helicopter crashed during an instructional flight in 2015.
The report provides a detailed explanation of what happened, but no conclusions as to why the A5 was flown into a canyon surrounded by steep terrain.
Preliminary and final reports
FAA alert calls event an “extreme example” of incorrect approaches and landings
Last year, 37 people died in 30 crashes of GA airplanes, microlights and helicopters, compared with 64 deaths in 46 mishaps in 2015.
Preliminary and factual reports
Passenger Bethany Root, manager of Amelia Earhart Airport in Atchison County Kansas was also killed
The pilot and five passengers on board were not injured during the mishap.
Received eight months of house arrest, three years of probation and a $2,000 fine for obstructing the NTSB and FAA during an accident investigation.
Fifteen died in eight crashes of business turboprops and jets in the first six months of this year.
