Accidents
News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.
The Ameriflight pilot discovered a 12-inch section of the vertical stabilizer missing after an unidentified object struck his airplane.
Pilots appeared to lose control of the vehicle as it nose-divd from 100 feet
Opinion calls for strict psychological testing as part of class 1 medical exam, more effective oversight of aeromedical examiners
The airplane crashed immediately after takeoff and was destroyed.
Investigation into cause continues
Preliminary, final and factual reports
No fatalities among the 300 passengers and crewmembers
Investigators find breach in fuel oil heat exchanger
Notably, there were no fatal accidents in 2014 or 2015 involving business jets in France.
Hampered by poor weather, and with a diminishing search area, authorities from Australia, Malaysia and China have agreed to suspend the search.
