Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
While parked at Salt Lake CIty Airport, the Citation X suffered wing damage when it was struck by a pickup truck heading to another part of the airport.
New radars, avionics and communication systems are being added to the veteran ASW machines.
An employee of the former Avantair admitted to attempting to hinder federal authorities investigating why an elevator detached from one of its aircraft.
The 604 lost control and plunged possibly as much as 25,000 feet after passing 1,000 feet of a 'large transport category airport."
Rescuers who arrived on scene about 75 minutes after the accident reported a wide debris field.
Based on data from 50 countries, the number of helicopter accidents has been on a downturn for the past several years.
Preliminary and final reports
All four passengers and the pilot died when their plane struck a shopping center shortly after takeoff.
There were 106 helicopter accidents in 2016, including 17 fatal accidents—a 12 percent decrease year-over-year.
Preliminary and final reports
